Background: Social support and life style are important for cancer patients, and many psycho-oncological studies have shown that social support improves their ability to cope with the cancer.
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between perceived social support and healthy life style in women with breast cancer in Sabzevar, Iran 2020.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study 300 of women with breast cancer are examined in Iran 2020. Questionnaires of Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II and Sarason’s Social Support were assessed. The data were analyzed through Pearson correlation coefficient analysis and descriptive statistics.
Results: A positive relationship was found between the subscales of HPLP II and social support network total score (r=0.62, P =0.001), spiritual growth (r=0.56, P =0.001), interpersonal relations (r=0.61, P =0.001) and stress management (r=0.61, P =0.002). Strong relationship was found between the perceived satisfaction from social support network subscale and the HPLP II total score (r=0.71, P<0.001).
Conclusions: The study suggests that the social support network would be strong relation to the healthy life of style among breast cancer patients. Thus, it would be beneficial to pay attention to providing social support to breast cancer patients, particularly to those who are more vulnerable. Furthermore, investigation of the most effective and efficient methods to deliver social support interventions would be worthwhile.