The Effects of Mandala on the Hope Levels of Women Diagnosed with Gynecologic Cancers: A Randomized-Controlled Study

Year 2025, Volume: 7 Issue: 3, 302 - 308, 27.09.2025

Kerime Derya Beydağ , Nursel Alp Dal

https://doi.org/10.35365/ctjpp.25.3.10

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the effects of the practice of mandala on the hope levels of women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers. This randomized-controlled experimental study was carried out between 1 March and 1 September 2021 with the participation of inpatients at the oncology service of a private hospital in western Turkey, including 90 patients. There was no significant difference between the pretest Herth Hope Index (HHI) scores of the patients in the intervention and control groups (p>0.05), whereas the posttest scores of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group. While HHI scores of the intervention group significantly increased from the pretest to the posttest, the scores of the control group significantly decreased from the pretest to the posttest (p<0.05). The mandala activity in this study was determined to be effective in increasing the hope levels of the women diagnosed with gynecologic cancers.

Keywords

Gynecologic cancer , mandala , hope.

Jinekolojik Kanserli Kadınlarda Mandala Aktivitesinin Umut Düzeyine Etkisi: Randomize Kontrollü Çalışma

Abstract

Araştırma, mandala aktivitesinin jinekolojik kanserli kadınların umut düzeylerine etkisini belirlemek üzere yapılmıştır. Randomize kontrollü deneysel tipteki çalışma, Türkiye’nin batısında hizmet veren bir özel hastanenin onkoloji servisinde yatarak tedavi gören 45 girişim ve 45 kontrol hastası ile 1 Mart-1 Eylül 2021 tarihleri arasında gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında yer alan, girişim ve kontrol grupları arasında Hearth Umut İndeksi bakımından ön testte istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılık bulunmamakta iken (p>0,05); son testte girişim grubunun Hearth Umut İndeksi düzeyleri kontrol grubundan anlamlı derecede daha fazladır. Girişim grubunda son testte Hearth Umut İndeksi düzeyleri ön teste göre anlamlı derecede artarken; kontrol grubunda son testte Hearth Umut İndeksi düzeyleri ön teste göre anlamlı derecede azalmıştır (p<0,05). Mandala aktivitesinin jinekolojik kanserli kadınların umut düzeyini artırmada etkili olduğu saptanmıştır. Kontrol grubunda umut düzeyini azaltan etmenlere yönelik çalışmaların yapılması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Jinekolojik kanser , mandala , umut.

Ethical Statement

Etik süreçlere uyulmuştur.

Supporting Institution

Yok

Thanks

Çalışmaya katılan tüm kadınlara teşekkür ederiz.

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