Cancer is a deadly disease that can lead to psychological suffering and decreased quality of life (QoL). Personality has been proven to have an effect on QoL and, in particular, Dispositional Optimism (DO) has been studied in relation to overcoming health crisis. The aim of this systematic review is to deepen the state of art of the relationship between QoL and DO in cancer patients. PubMed and Embase databases were systematically searched. Fifteen studies were included with a total of 5,249 cancer patients. All of the studies consider the relationship between DO and QoL, some studies analyze the correlation between the two variables and found a positive association. The majority of the studies investigate the predictive power of DO over QoL and most of them found DO to be predictive of a higher QoL. Results confirmed the association between DO and QoL in a sample of cancer patients. These results could influence the clinical practice as DO has been proven to have a beneficial effect on mental and physical health.

Marton, G., Monzani, D., Vergani, L., Pizzoli, S. F. M., Pravettoni, G., Optimism Is a Strategy for Making a Better Future": A Systematic Review on the Associations of Dispositional Optimism With Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer Patients, <<EUROPEAN PSYCHOLOGIST>>, 2022; 27 (1): 41-61. [doi:10.1027/1016-9040/a000422] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/269794]

Optimism Is a Strategy for Making a Better Future": A Systematic Review on the Associations of Dispositional Optimism With Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer Patients

Pizzoli, Silvia Francesca Maria;
2022

Abstract

Cancer is a deadly disease that can lead to psychological suffering and decreased quality of life (QoL). Personality has been proven to have an effect on QoL and, in particular, Dispositional Optimism (DO) has been studied in relation to overcoming health crisis. The aim of this systematic review is to deepen the state of art of the relationship between QoL and DO in cancer patients. PubMed and Embase databases were systematically searched. Fifteen studies were included with a total of 5,249 cancer patients. All of the studies consider the relationship between DO and QoL, some studies analyze the correlation between the two variables and found a positive association. The majority of the studies investigate the predictive power of DO over QoL and most of them found DO to be predictive of a higher QoL. Results confirmed the association between DO and QoL in a sample of cancer patients. These results could influence the clinical practice as DO has been proven to have a beneficial effect on mental and physical health.
2022
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Marton, G., Monzani, D., Vergani, L., Pizzoli, S. F. M., Pravettoni, G., Optimism Is a Strategy for Making a Better Future": A Systematic Review on the Associations of Dispositional Optimism With Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer Patients, <<EUROPEAN PSYCHOLOGIST>>, 2022; 27 (1): 41-61. [doi:10.1027/1016-9040/a000422] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/269794]
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