Coloring away anxiety: mandala therapy eases stress for kidney transplant patients
NCT ID NCT06263257
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether mandala art therapy (a structured coloring activity) can lower anxiety and increase comfort in people who received a kidney transplant. Eighty adult first-time kidney transplant recipients took part. The goal was to see if this simple, non-drug approach could help them feel better emotionally and physically after surgery.
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Akdeniz University Hospital
Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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