The effect of teaching using problem-based learning on symptom scales of quality of life in patients with breast cancer

Background and aim: Breast cancer is the most deadly malignancy among women around the world. Diagnosis, treatment, and its complications cause multiple physical, mental, social complications and reduced quality of life for these patients. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of teaching using problem-based learning on symptom scales of quality of life in patients with breast cancer. Materials and methods: In a randomized clinical trial, 50 patients with breast cancer who were admitted to the Oncology Department of Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj were evaluated. First, the quality of life of patients was measured by demographic questionnaire, standard quality of life and quality of life of breast cancer. Then, the subjects were randomly divided into two groups of test and control, the patients in the experimental group were taught using the problem-based learning method and no specific actions were taken on the control group. Immediately at the end of this period, patients quality of life was evaluated using the questionnaires and the data were analyzed using statistical tests.Results: The findings showed that there was a significant difference in the quality of life of the cancer before and after the intervention (p <0.05) between the two groups. Significant differences in the quality of life of breast cancer before and after intervention were also observed between the two groups (p <0.05).