NCT06925841

Psychosocial Effects of Coloring in Preeclamptic Pregnant Women

The Effect of Mother-Baby Themed Coloring on Stress, Anxiety, and Psychosocial Health in Pregnant Women Diagnosed With Preeclampsia: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Necmettin Erbakan University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Preeclampsia is one of the major causes of maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, affecting approximately 3-5% of pregnancies. A diagnosis of preeclampsia may lead to psychological problems such as psychosocial distress, depression, and anxiety due to prolonged hospitalization, concerns about the future health of the baby, separation from family, and adapting to a foreign environment. Health professionals play a crucial role in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of high-risk pregnancies and also implement non-pharmacological supportive methods such as yoga, progressive muscle relaxation, and mindfulness. One of these non-pharmacological methods is mandala. According to the literature, integrating mandala coloring into perinatal care is believed to have beneficial effects. Therefore, the primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of mother-baby themed coloring on anxiety. The secondary aim is to determine its effects on psychosocial health and cortisol levels. H1a: Is there a difference between anxiety scores in preeclamptic pregnant women who were and were not exposed to dyeing activity? H1b: Is there a difference between psychosocial health scores in preeclamptic pregnant women who were and were not exposed to dyeing activity? H1c: Is there a difference between cortisol levels in preeclamptic pregnant women who were and were not exposed to dyeing activity?

Conditions

• Preeclampsia
• Anxiety
• Pregnancy
• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Experimental	Two pre-selected mother-baby themed images to be used in the study will be printed separately on A4-sized papers (21.0 cm × 29.7 cm). Each participant will receive a new image every day.At the beginning of the study, each participant will be provided with a set of 12 colored pencils (orange, red, pink, purple, light blue, dark blue, light green, dark green, light brown, dark brown, black, and white). Colored pencils have been preferred over soft-tipped pencils due to their requirement for greater physical effort and their ability to facilitate a clearer expression of emotions. Participants in the intervention group will receive routine care and will engage in a 30-minute daily coloring activity.
OTHER	routine care	The control group will receive routine care provided by the nurse.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-29
• Primary completion: 2024-12-15
• Completion: 2024-12-15
• First posted: 2025-04-13
• Last updated: 2025-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)