The influence of cognitive therapy on life quality of rural breast cancer patients during chemotherapy / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective This study is to discuss the effects of cognitive therapy on life quality of rural breast cancer patients during chemotherapy in order to offer evidence for choosing the appropriate therapeutic measures.Methods 120 rural breast cancer patients were equally divided into the intervention group and the control group at random.The usual care plus cognitive treatment was given to the patients in the intervention group for 6 months,while only the usual care after chemotherapy was given to the control group.The quality of life assessments were carried out to both groups on the 5th day during hospitalization,and the first,third and 6th month during recheck period of time,respectively.The treatment effect was observed.Results There were statistical significant difference of the total scire of life quality assessment on the 5th day,the first,third and 6th month,respectively,between the intervention group and the control one after cognitive intervention.The downtrend of total score of quality of life in the intervention group after cognitive intervention was more significant than the control group,which indicated the quality of life of the intervention group was better than the control group. Conclusions Cognitive therapy is an efficient method to enhance the quality of life of rural breast cancer patients during chemotherapy.