Effectiveness of Short-term Group Logo-therapy on Life Expectancy and Resilience of Women With Breast Cancer

Background: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of short-termgroup logo-therapy on life expectancy and resilience of women with breast cancer.Methods: This applied study is quasi-experimental and was designed by theuse of pre-test and post-test. The population of study included all women withbreast cancer, from which ۳۰ women with breast cancer were randomly dividedinto experimental and control groups. To collect study data, The life expectancyscale and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RIS) were used. For dataanalysis, covariance analysis ANCOVA was used.Results: The results showed that there is a significant difference between thescores of life expectancy between groups F= ۴۸۵.۰۱۲, p= ۰.۰۰۵ and there is asignificant difference between the mean scores of resilience among groups F=۲.۰۵۱, P= ۰.۰۰۱.Conclusions: In general, it can be said that, group logo-therapy can helpwomen with breast cancer to find meaning in their life, receive support fromgroups, and adapt themselves with diseases. Also, logo-therapy can be useful inbreast cancer patient’s attitude towards hardships and problems and can increasetheir strength and resilience.

Keywords:

short-term group logotherapy , life expectancy , resilience , breast cancer