ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021
The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Mandala Coloring, Made in Nature, on Chronic Widespread Musculoskeletal Pain: Randomized Trial.
Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Effect of Mandala on Coping With Fatigue, Psychological Well-Being and Stress in Patients Treated With Hemodialysis
The Effect Of Mandala Colouring On Anxiety, Depression, Pain And Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Haemodialysis Treatment
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The effectiveness of mandala coloring on the psychological and physiological symptoms in adult hospitalized patients: a meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Pooled it
- Does Mandala Art Improve Psychological Well-Being in Patients? A Systematic Review.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The effect of mandala coloring and free coloring on the happiness in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder in the Covid-19 pandemic: a randomized clinical trial.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- The effect of mandala coloring on anxiety and quality of life of women in the climacteric period: a randomized controlled study.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Trial
- Exploring positive psychology intervention and mindfulness-based intervention in nature: impact on well-being of school students in India.Frontiers in public health · 2024Trial
- Effect of Mandala Art Therapy on Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Does Mandala Art Therapy Improve Psychological Well-Being of Gynecological Cancer Patients During the Perioperative Period? A Quasi-Experimental Study.Integrative cancer therapiesArticle
- The effect of adult coloring (mandala pattern) on pain and anxiety associated with dressing changes in burn patients: A randomized controlled trial.Scars, burns & healingArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of mindfulness-based mandala coloring made within nature on individuals with chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain (CWP). Thirty-six participants were randomly allocated. In the experimental group, identical interventions and procedures were administered for each experiment. The control group members were untreated and remained in an urban environment. Overall, the experiment showed significant improvements in tender points (
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.