TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of Massage on Serum Cortisol Levels, Quality of Life and Mental Health in Women with Breast Cancer TT - تاثیر ماساژ بر میزان کورتیزول سرم، کیفیت زندگی و سلامت روان زنان مبتلا به سرطان پستان JF - HBI_Journals JO - HBI_Journals VL - 16 IS - 9 UR - http://jams.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-2350-en.html Y1 - 2013 SP - 8 EP - 17 KW - Breast cancer KW - Massage KW - Mental health KW - Quality of life (QOL) KW - Serum cortisol N2 - Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women. An important goal for cancer patients is to improve the quality of life (QOL) by maximizing functions affected by the disease and its therapy. This study examined the effects of massage therapy on quality of life in women with breast cancer after surgery. Materials and Methods: The study was quasi-experimental. Among the 53 women with breast cancer surgery and oncology clinic of Arak, 30 were randomly allocated in two groups of massage therapy (n=15) and 5 weeks (30 min, 2 sessions per week) and control (15 cases). Cortisol levels and quality of life questionnaire (SF36) was redirected and mental health groups. Data analysis software SPSS version 16 using paired t-test and one-way analysis of variance and a confidence level of 95% (p M3 ER -