The Effect of Mandala Coloring on Symptom Burden and Self-Care in Female Dialysis Patients

"Female patients undergoing dialysis treatment in the dialysis unit were informed about the study. After women are informed about the effects of mandala application on health and how to paint mandala; voluntary consent form, personal information form, Dialysis Symptom Index Scale, Self-Care Power Scale for Chronic Dialysis Patients were filled. One hour after the start of each dialysis session, the patients were given mandalas for 20-30 minutes and asked to paint. The women's own paints and mandalas were preserved for the next session. After the sixth dialysis session , the patients were asked to refill the scales with one-on-one interviews, and the verbal opinions and feedback of the patients about the application were taken."