End Stage Renal Disease / Hemodialysis
Conditions
Keywords
Mandala Coloring, Hemodialysis, State Mindfulness, Mood, Psychological Distress, Art Therapy, Quasi experimental
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to see if mandala coloring helps improve state mindfulness, mood and psychological distress in patients undergoing hemodialysis. The study will also compare mandala coloring with free-form coloring. The main questions are: Does mandala coloring improve state mindfulness in hemodialysis patients compared to free-form coloring? Does mandala coloring improve mood compared to free-form coloring? Does mandala coloring reduce psychological distress compared to free-form coloring? Participants will be placed into two groups. One group will do mandala coloring and the other group will do free-form coloring. Both groups will complete assessment before and after the activity. Researchers will compare results from before and after the activity and also between the two groups, to see if there are any differences.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMandala Coloring
This intervention involves a single-session structured mandala coloring activity using standardized printed mandala designs on A4 sheets. All participants receive the same design to ensure consistency and reduce variation across individuals. The intervention is designed as a brief, low-cost, non-pharmacological behavioral technique aimed at inducing relaxation and enhancing state mindfulness in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
BEHAVIORALFree-Form Drawing
This comparator intervention will involve a single-session free-form drawing activity using plain white A4 sheets and colored pencils. Participants were instructed to draw freely without predefined patterns or structured designs.
Sponsors
Kinnaird College for Women
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Quasi-experimental pretest-posttest non-equivalent control group research design
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Age 18-50 years * Receiving in-center hemodialysis 2-3 times per week * Scored in the range 20-29 on Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) * Able to read and understand English or Urdu
Exclusion criteria
* Arteriovenous fistula in the dominant arm * Diagnosis of dementia or delirium * Presence of hearing impairment, interfering with participation * Acute renal failure * Current chemotherapy or radiotherapy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| State Mindfulness | Baseline and immediately after the intervention | State mindfulness will be assessed using the State Mindfulness Scale (SMS), a self-report questionnaire, rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = not at all to 5 = extremely). |
| Mood | Baseline and immediately after the intervention | Mood will be assessed using the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), a 20-item self-report scale rated on 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). |
| Psychological Distress | Baseline and immediately after the intervention | Psychological distress will be assessed using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21), a 21-item scale rated on a 0-3 Likert scale where 0 = did not apply to me at all and 3 = applied to me most of the time. |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
CONTACTEbadat Noor Malik
CONTACTSara Asad
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOREbadat Noor Malik
Kinnaird College for Women
Outcome results
None listed