Table 4.

Comparison of quality-of-life scores before and after the intervention between the two groups（‾x ± s）.

Item		Observation group	Control group	t	P
Physiological condition	Before intervention	18.34 ± 1.49	18.21 ± 1.64	0.353	0.725
	After intervention	22.68 ± 1.60*	20.24 ± 1.88*	6.424	＜0.001
social/family condition	Before intervention	18.46 ± 1.89	19.76 ± 1.71	3.248	0.002
	After intervention	23.41 ± 1.00*	19.39 ± 1.53	10.232	＜0.001
emotional condition	Before intervention	18.10 ± 1.56	18.41 ± 1.41	0.964	0.038
	After intervention	22.05 ± 1.60*	19.34 ± 1.85	7.09	＜0.001
functional condition	Before intervention	17.93 ± 2.62	17.48 ± 1.87	0.873	0.385
	After intervention	24.43 ± 2.39*	19.12 ± 1.94	11.068	＜0.001
additional concerns	Before intervention	21.39 ± 3.99	21.90 ± 3.06	0.652	0.516
	After intervention	29.85 ± 2.35*	22.54 ± 2.09	14.903	＜0.001
FACT-B	Before intervention	94.34 ± 10.49	96.02 ± 8.40	0.082	0.425
	After intervention	122.43 ± 8.60*	100.63 ± 7.43*	12.284	＜0.001

Note: *: The comparisons of indexes within-group was statistically significant. P＜0.05. FACT-B：Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast.