Mandala Art and Value Clarification With Parents of Children With Cancer

July 8, 2024 updated by: Meltem Gürcan, Akdeniz University

The Effect of Mandala Art and Value Clarification Based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring on the Anxiety and Mood of Parents of Children With Cancer

The research is planned to be conducted with a randomized controlled experimental study. In the research, it is aimed to determine the effect of mandala drawing art and value clarification application based on Watson Human Care Theory on the anxiety and mood of the parents of children with cancer.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The population of the study consists of the parents of children diagnosed with cancer in the Akdeniz University Hospital Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Clinic. The sample of the study is three groups; intervention 1 group (n:25), intervention 2 group (n:25) and control group (n:25) will consist of a total of 75 parents. A closed envelope system with simple randomization will be used in sample selection.

Intervention 1 group will participate in 2 sessions of individual mandala drawing art activity with the theme of 'Emotions' accompanied by classical or instrumental music. In each session, a mandala will be created. Intervention 2 groups will participate in the value clarification activity by writing 2 sessions individually with the theme of 'Emotions' accompanied by classical or instrumental music. Personal Information Form, State Anxiety Inventory and Positive-Negative Affect Scale were administered to the intervention groups at the first meeting in order to collect pre-test data. To collect post-test data, the State Anxiety Inventory and the Positive-Negative Affect Scale were administered immediately after the second session. No intervention will be made to the control group, the same data collection tools were applied to the intervention groups.

In addition, Iin the second session, the parent was asked to interpret the colors and shapes in the mandala created by the parent and a face-to-face interview was held.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

75

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Antalya, Turkey, 07070
        • Meltem Gürcan

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Having the ability to read, write, speak and understand Turkish
  • Being the parent of a 0-17-year-old child diagnosed with cancer
  • Staying in the hospital with child
  • Being hospitalized for at least the second course of treatment of the child

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a physical problem that may prevent you from drawing and typing a mandala and participating in value clarification
  • Not being able to take a break from caring for their child and participate in individual activities
  • Having the child in the terminal period
  • Relapse disease of the child

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Routine nursing care
Experimental: Mandala group
Mandala drawing and coloring on paper
Other: Mandala group
Mandala group will participate in 2 sessions of individual mandala drawing art activity with the theme of 'Emotions' accompanied by classical or instrumental music. In each session, a mandala will be created.
Experimental: Value clarification group
Value clarification by writing on paper
Other: Value clarification group
Value clarification groups will participate in the value clarification activity by writing 2 sessions individually with the theme of 'Emotions' accompanied by classical or instrumental music.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Positive-Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)
Time Frame: pre-test
The scale consists of 20 items, 10 of which are positive and 10 of which are negative, describing various emotions. The scale has 2 sub-dimensions: positive and negative affect.
pre-test
State Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Time Frame: pre-test
The State Anxiety Inventory is a 4-point Likert-type scale consisting of 20 items. According to the level of life of individuals; It is answered by marking one of the options such as (1) not at all, (2) a little, (3) a lot, (4) completely.
pre-test
Positive-Negative Affect Scale (PANAS)
Time Frame: 2 or 3 days after pre-test
The scale consists of 20 items, 10 of which are positive and 10 of which are negative, describing various emotions. The scale has 2 sub-dimensions: positive and negative affect.
2 or 3 days after pre-test
State Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Time Frame: 2 or 3 days after pre-test
The State Anxiety Inventory is a 4-point Likert-type scale consisting of 20 items. According to the level of life of individuals; It is answered by marking one of the options such as (1) not at all, (2) a little, (3) a lot, (4) completely.
2 or 3 days after pre-test

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Akdeniz University

Collaborators

Koç University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Sevcan ATAY TURAN, PhD, Assistant Professor

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 15, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

June 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 8, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 8, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

June 18, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 10, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 8, 2024

Last Verified

July 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023.9

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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