The effect of adult coloring (mandala pattern) on pain and anxiety associated with dressing changes in burn patients: A randomized controlled trial

Autor: Hamidreza Sadeqi, Kobra Rahzani, Davood Hekmatpou, Siamak Rakei Isfahani
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Scars, Burns & Healing, Vol 10 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2059-5131
20595131
DOI: 10.1177/20595131231218062
Popis: Introduction The study investigated the effect of mandala coloring on pain and anxiety associated with dressing changes in burn patients. Method This clinical trial was conducted on 60 patients in two groups. At the beginning of the study [baseline (T1)], anxiety and pain were assessed using the BSPAS and VAS. A mandala pattern with colored pencils was provided to the patients in the intervention group. Each patient was given 30 min to color. Anxiety was measured at the 35th minute (T2). A dressing change was performed and 15 min later, the variables were measured again (T3). The control group received no intervention. Results The mean anxiety at the baseline (T1), 35th minute (T2), and 15 min after dressing changes (T3) in the intervention and control groups were 38.73 ± 5.55, 26.20 ± 6.08 and 28 ± 8.53, and 39.17 ± 4.17, 41.27 ± 3.68 and 41.63 ± 2.97, respectively. Anxiety at T1 was at the same for both groups. The anxiety in the intervention group decreased (P
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