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The impact of emotional well-being on long-term recovery and survival in physical illness: a meta-analysis

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This meta-analysis synthesized studies on emotional well-being as predictor of the prognosis of physical illness, while in addition evaluating the impact of putative moderators, namely constructs of well-being, health-related outcome, year of publication, follow-up time and methodological quality of the included studies. The search in reference lists and electronic databases (Medline and PsycInfo) identified 17 eligible studies examining the impact of general well-being, positive affect and life satisfaction on recovery and survival in physically ill patients. Meta-analytically combining these studies revealed a Likelihood Ratio of 1.14, indicating a small but significant effect. Higher levels of emotional well-being are beneficial for recovery and survival in physically ill patients. The findings show that emotional well-being predicts long-term prognosis of physical illness. This suggests that enhancement of emotional well-being may improve the prognosis of physical illness, which should be investigated by future research.

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Authors
Lamers, S. M. A., Bolier, L., Westerhof, G. J., Smit, F., & Bohlmeijer, E. T.
Affiliations
  • University of Twente (NL)
  • Trimbos Institute (NL)
Corresponding author
Lamers, Sanne M. A.
Venue
Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Published
2011-09-15
Volume
35
Issue
5
Pages
538-547
ISSN
  • 0160-7715 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-3521
OpenAlex
W2052269750
Cited by
306
References
75
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0.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc
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Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
Keywords
emotional well-being, positive affect, life satisfaction, physical illness, prognosis, long-term recovery, survival, physical health outcomes, moderators
MeSH terms
Affect, Disease, Emotions, Humans, Mental Health, Prognosis, Patient Satisfaction, Survivors

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