Relationship between health promoting behavior and quality of life in breast cancer patients

Introduction: Breast cancer is the primary cause of cancer death among women universally. According to the most recent Iranian cancer registry report, breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among Iranian women. Since the process of cancer treatment is complicated and the outcome of the cure is ambiguous, it is critical for a person to Benefit from a healthy lifestyle and quality of life. Low level of quality of life has been related with various physical symptoms. So exploring the influential factors and variables quality of life, empower the researchers to give authority in following a health promoting lifestyle for promote of quality of life in patient with breast cancer.Methods: this study is a product of reviewing studies carried out in this field in existing data bases about Relationship between health promoting behavior and quality of life in breast cancer patients. Results: Health promoting is considered to be an important public health issue for the well being of people. Studies have shown that influential factors such as demographic characteristics (Age, Education Income, Occupation, Stage of CA, Time since ,treatments ) and Social support factors(Emotional support,Information support, Instrumental support ,Appraisal support) affected on Perceptual factors Cognitive (Perceived benefit of healthy lifestyle, Perceived barrier to healthy lifestyle, Perceived self-efficacy) and Health promoting behavior (Nutritional practices ,Physical activities, Stress management, Health responsibility, Interpersonal relation, Spiritual health). Health promoting behavior had strong direct effect on the quality of life (Physical, Mental, Social, Activities). Quality of life is a product of a healthy lifestyle.Conclusion: The results clarified the seriousness of demographic characteristics and Social support factors and Perceptual factors Cognitive in determining the health-promoting lifestyle and quality of life among patient with breast cancer. Health professionals should concentrate on these variables in designing plans to promoting a healthy lifestyle

کلیدواژه ها:

breast cancer ، quality of life ، health promoting behavior