Compare the Effectiveness of Group Logo therapy and Solution- Focused Brief Therapy in the Quality Life of women with Breast Cancer

Introduction: According to statistical reports, breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of death in Iranian women.Significant consequences of breast cancer, such as physical problems (pain and fatigue), psychological problems (anxiety and depression), and other psychosocial problems, lead to poor quality of life. The most important aspect of care for these patients is the attention, evaluation and improvement of their quality of life Purpose: To compare the effectiveness of group-based logo therapy and Solution- focused brief therapy on the quality of life of women with breast cancer in order to help improve the quality of life of these patients.Methods: This study was a semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test. The statistical population of this study was breast cancer women who referred to breast cancer research center, of the age range of 23-65 years old.Participants in the study included 45 individuals who were randomly divided into three groups (15 control group and 30 subjects in two experimental groups). The experimental group under the treatment of Solution- focused brief therapy, intervention strategies, post-modern and group-oriented approaches, were subjected to existential treatments, and no intervention was performed in the control group. To measure the variables of the research, the EORTCQLQ-C30 (QOL) questionnaire was used to analyze the obtained data using the covariance method.Conclusion: Findings showed that there is a significant difference between the control group and the two groups in terms of overall health, function and symptoms of breast cancer women. Based on the results of intervention, logo therapy treatment had better outcomes than the solution s focused brief therapy, but these differences were not significant.

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Solution- focused brief group therapy , logo therapy , quality of life , breast cancer