The Effect of Training Quality of Life and Coping Strategies on Functional Scale of Quality ofLife in Women with Breast Cancer

The aim of this interventional study was to determine the effect of training quality of life and coping strategies on functional scale of quality of life in women with breast cancer in Shiraz. Methods: In this study, 105 patients with breast cancer participated. Their adjuvant treatments hadbeen completed and they were randomly assigned into two groups. To measure functional scale of the quality of life, questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30, before and two months after intervention were used. Then, the experimental group participated in 5 groups in educational programs of quality of life and coping strategies weekly for one month. The results were analyzed by using spss.v.16. Results: The mean age of the sample was in the experimental group (48/48± 8/53) and in the control group (49/30± 8/71). In terms of marital status, most of participants in the experimental group (92%) and the control group (81/8 %) were married and most of them in the experimental group (42%) and controls (36/4 %) have diploma. Comparing interventions before and two months after intervention revealed significant statistical changes toward increasing symptoms of functional scale of life quality in the experimental group as compared to the control group (P<0.001).Conclusion: Given that the education quality of life and coping strategies is effective on improving the quality of life in patients with breast cancer. Therefore, it is suggested this as part of the program treatment of patients considered.

Keywords:

Breast Cancer , Quality of life , Coping Strategies