Life skills training effectiveness on non-metastatic breast cancer mental health : a clinical trial
Joint Authors
Shabani, Mina
Moghimi, Minoosh
Zamiri, Rida Ighdam
Nazari, Fatima
Mousavinasab, Nur al-Din
Shajari, Zahrah
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 16, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2014-01-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Topics
- Social history
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Quality of life
- Economic history
- Happiness
- Life
- Health
- Public health
- Human ecology
- Psychological health
- Cancer
- Breast
- Social accounting
- Life skills
Abstract EN
Background : patients with breast cancer are predisposed to some psychiatric symptoms and mental disorders due to their life styles or disease conditions.
These problems cause patients to deal with daily stress, feeling guilty, anxiety, dysphoric mood, and impaired social relations.
Such problems would lead to serious mental disorders.
Objectives : therefore, life skills training may help patients to cope better with their condition, and improve their mental health.
Materials and Method: In an experimental study, 50 patients with breast cancer were selected randomly and assigned to 2 experimental and control groups.
The experimental group attended life skills training classes for 10 weeks continuously (each class lasting 2 hours).
Participants in both the experimental and control groups completed a GHQ-28 questionnaire form before the commencement of classes, and again after 2 weeks to 2 months of the course completion.
T-test was used as the statistical method.
Results : in life skills training group, depressive and anxiety symptoms, somatization disorders, sleep disorders and disorders of social functioning were significantly decreased (p < 0.0001).
These changes were not observed in the control group.
Conclusions : the results showed that life skills training is an effective method in reducing symptoms of depression, anxiety, sleep and somatic disorders.
Also, it would be useful in reducing problems of social dysfunction.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Shabani, Mina& Moghimi, Minoosh& Zamiri, Rida Ighdam& Nazari, Fatima& Mousavinasab, Nur al-Din& Shajari, Zahrah. 2014. Life skills training effectiveness on non-metastatic breast cancer mental health : a clinical trial. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 16, no. 1, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Moghimi, Minoosh…[et al.]. Life skills training effectiveness on non-metastatic breast cancer mental health : a clinical trial. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 16, no. 1 (Jan. 2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-350451
American Medical Association (AMA)
Shabani, Mina& Moghimi, Minoosh& Zamiri, Rida Ighdam& Nazari, Fatima& Mousavinasab, Nur al-Din& Shajari, Zahrah. Life skills training effectiveness on non-metastatic breast cancer mental health : a clinical trial. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2014. Vol. 16, no. 1, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-350451
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 7-8
Record ID
BIM-350451