| Title |
The impact of emotional well-being on long-term recovery and survival in physical illness: a meta-analysis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Behavioral Medicine, September 2011
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10865-011-9379-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Sanne M. A. Lamers, Linda Bolier, Gerben J. Westerhof, Filip Smit, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer |
| Abstract |
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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| United States | 2 | 22% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 22% |
| Spain | 1 | 11% |
| Latvia | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 22% |
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| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 316 | 98% |
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| Student > Master | 63 | 19% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 42 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 12% |
| Researcher | 34 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 5% |
| Other | 46 | 14% |
| Unknown | 84 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 97 | 30% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 44 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 25 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 6% |
| Engineering | 7 | 2% |
| Other | 35 | 11% |
| Unknown | 97 | 30% |
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