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Objective To explore the effect of psychological intervention combined with health education on mental health and quality of life in breast cancer patients. Methods 96 cases of breast cancer patients were collected in our hospital from January 2014 to January 2016, which were randomly divided into control group and observation group, 48 cases in each group, the control group received routine intervention programs, the observation group were given mental health education and psychological interventions based on control group. Mental health was assessed with the Symptom Checklist (SCL-90), Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and self-rating depression scale (SDS) for evaluation; evaluation of the quality of life in breast cancer patients were measured using the Scale (FACT -B) performed. FACT-B consists of five parts: the emotional status, physical status, functional status, social and family status and breast cancer-specific modules, the counted value proportional to the quality of survival. Psychological intervention and health education were taken by 2 times / week, 30min / times, the total course were 3 months. The results of the two groups of patients before and after treatment psychological status and quality of life were assessed. Results Before treatment, the control group and the observation group differences in symptom scores were not statistically significant. After treatment, depression, hostility, anxiety, paranoia, somatization and compulsive symptoms in observation group were improved compared with the control group (P <0.05). Before treatment, the control group and observation group SAS and SDS scores were not significantly different after treatment, compared with the control group SAS score before treatment, observation group SAS and SDS scores were lower than before treatment, the observation group than the SAS and SDS scores were lower than the control group (P <0.05). Before treatment, the control group and the observation group FACT-B scores scores were not significantly different after treatment, the control group emotional function scores than before treatment increased the rates in the observation group were higher than that before treatment, the observation group the rates were higher than the control group (P <0.05). Conclusion Psychological intervention combined with health education could improve breast cancer patients negative emotions and improve their quality of life.
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