The Effects of Mindfulness-Based Mandala Coloring, Made in Nature, on Chronic Widespread Musculoskeletal Pain: Randomized Trial

Healthcare

Yo-Han Jeon¹  Soo-Yeon Kim²  Jin-Woo Han³  Han Choi⁴  Suk-Chan Hahm⁵  Jong-Min Woo⁶ 

[1] Department of Child Psychology and Education, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 03063, Korea;Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Cha University, Seongnam 13488, Korea;Faculty of Public Health, Wonkwang University Graduate School, Iksan 54538, Korea;Graduate School of Art Therapy, Cha University, Seongnam 13488, Korea;Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Cha University, Seongnam 13488, Korea;Seoul Mental Health Clinic, Seoul 06149, Korea;

关键词: pain;    mindfulness-based intervention;    art therapy;    nature;    stress;    mandala;   

DOI  :  10.3390/healthcare9060642

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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 (f = 8.791, p = 0.006), total stress level (f = 14.570, p = 0.001), depressive symptoms (f = 15.205, p = 0.001), anger symptoms (f = 7.263, p = 0.011) and salivary cortisol (f = 10.619, p = 0.003) in the experimental group. The results reflect that MBMC within nature is effective in reducing pain, psychological stress responses, and cortisol levels in individuals with CWP. The positive results could be a product of the experimental design rather than the treatment itself. A rigorous experimental design provides better understanding of MBMC within nature.

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