The effectiveness of social interventions on healthy quality of life in women with breast cancer

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of social interventions in promoting quality of life in Mashhad women with breast cancer.Method: This study was an interventional design that was conducted on 124 women with breast cancer (any stage) in Iran 2018. One hundred and fourteen women with breast cancer were paired by age and randomized to either twelve-week social interventionsintervention group or a wait-list control group. One hundred and fourteen women with breast cancer completed both the pre- and post-study measurements. As compared to the control group, the social interventions group demonstrated a significant decrease in symptoms of distress and significant improvements in key aspects of the health-related quality of life (as measured by WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire).Results: The social interventions interventions had a significant effect on improving quality of life behaviors (p < 0.05). $PRQJ WKH GLPHQVLRQV RI quality of life , the highest mean score was for sub psychological (18.14-2.35) and the lowest score was achieved by the sub-domains of social relationships (13.54-1.12).The mean (SD) score of physical health (17.19-3.55) and environment (16.10-1.87) were.Conclusion: This investigation of social interventions provides initial encouraging data that support a possible future role for the intervention as a psychosocial option for decrease in symptoms of women with breast cancer and quality of life.

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Iran ، Social interventions ، breast cancer