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

Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.7 Issue.3

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.25.3.10

RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI

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

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

Kerime Derya Beydağ¹, Nursel Alp Dal²

Abstract:

Gynecologic cancers, which are a highly stressful and negative experience that affects womanhood, fertility, and the sex life of a woman, also cause multiple negative effects on women’s health. This study was conducted to determine the effects of mandala practice on the hope levels of women diagnosed with gynaecological cancers. This randomized controlled trial was conducted between March 1 and September 1, 2021, and involved 90 inpatients in the oncology department of a private hospital in western Turkey. The study included patients diagnosed with gynaecological cancer who could read and write Turkish and had a diagnosis period of at least three months. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form and the Herth Hope Index. In the analysis of the data, the t-test for independent groups was used for numbers, percentages, means, standard deviations, and comparisons between groups. 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). In contrast, the posttest scores of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group. While the HHI scores of the intervention group significantly increased from the pretest to the posttest, the control group scores significantly decreased from the pretest to the posttest (p<0.05). In this study, mandala activity was found to be effective in increasing the hope levels of women diagnosed with gynecological cancers.

Keywords: Gynaecologic cancer, Mandala, Art therapy, Hope.

¹Prof., Yalova University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Yalova, Türkiye, E-mail: [email protected], Orcid Id: 0000-0002-7251-4882

²Assoc. Prof. Munzur University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Midwifery, Tunceli, Türkiye, E-mail: [email protected], Orcid Id: 0000-0002-9364-3683

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Kerime Derya Beydağ, Yalova University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, 77200, Yalova, Türkiye, E-mail: [email protected].

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 30.04.2024, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 16.12.2024, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 11.04.2025, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 22.09.2025

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Beydağ, K. D. & Dal, N. A. (2025). The Effects of Mandala on the Hope Levels of Women Diagnosed with Gynecologic Cancers: A Randomized-Controlled Study. Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 7(3), 302-308.

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