Breast Cancer. Malignant neoplasm of breast
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Education program on quality of life and coping strategies was conducted in 5 groups weekly for one month as group discussion and lecture for patients with breast c
Lifestyle
Intervention group: Education program on quality of life and coping strategies was conducted in 5 groups weekly for one month as group discussion and lecture for patients with breast cancer then one m
Routine Care
Sponsors
Vice Chancellor for Research of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
No minimum to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age less than 60 years old; Literate; Is living in Shiraz; Patients’ agreement to participate in the study; Having been in the stages 1, 2 and 3 of the illness; Surgery and adjuvant therapy is completed; Has not participated in an educational program applying coping strategies previously. Exclusion criteria: Unwillingness of the patient to continue cooperating in the study; Metastasis to other organs or recurrence; Lymph edema is caused by the inability of the patient; Stressful events in a period close to the time of completing the questionnaire; Incidence to during the study of mental disease - psychological; Chronic disease or other malignancies during the study (according to specialist physician).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality Of Life. Timepoint: Before, one month and two months after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire EORTC QLQ-C30. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Coping Strategies. Timepoint: Before, one month and two months after intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Hashemi
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed