• KırcaAyça ŞoltAŞ0000-0001-6733-5348Kırklareli University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery - Kırklareli, Turkey., Elif Dağlı, Efsun Derin, and Nurettin Aka.
• Kırklareli University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Midwifery - Kırklareli, Turkey.
• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2024 Jan 1; 70 (6): e20240059e20240059.

ObjectiveThis study was conducted to determine the effect of mandala coloring on anxiety and quality of life of women in the climacteric period.MethodsThis research was conducted as an experimental study based on a randomized controlled pre-test and post-test model (single-blind). The study was conducted with women in the climacteric period who presented to a training and research hospital in a western city of Turkey between November 1, 2022, and April 28, 2023. Participants were divided into mandala coloring (n=38) and control groups (n=38).ResultsAccording to the women's socio-demographic and descriptive characteristics, mean age, body mass index, and frequency of menopausal symptoms were similar in both groups. The mean post-test scores of the women in the mandala coloring group on the state-trait anxiety inventory and menopause-specific quality of life questionnaire vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual subscales (29.71±5.22, 0.86±0.97, 0.53±0.61, 0.79±0.84, and 0.92±1.24, respectively) were lower than the mean post-test scores of the women in the control group on the same scales (41.02±1.20, 1.79±1.76, 1.49±1.39, 1.72±1.38, and 1.95±1.82, respectively) (p=0.000).ConclusionMandala coloring reduces menopause-related anxiety levels and improves quality of life effectively.

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