Effects of Large Group Psychological Intervention on Coping Style of Patients with Breast Cancer / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of large group psychological intervention mode on coping style of patients with breast can-cer. Methods 420 patients with breast cancer participated in the Rukang Salon, a large group psychological intervention, were investigated with the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and self-administrated questionnaire before and after intervention, respectively. Results The score of coping style of the patients significantly improved after the intervention (P<0.01). Conclusion It is effective in the large group psy-chological intervention on coping style of patients with breast cancer, more often in positive coping style and less in negative coping style.