AUTHOR=Zhao Xinxin , Tong Siqi , Yang Ye 

TITLE=The Correlation Between Quality of Life and Positive Psychological Resources in Cancer Patients: A Meta-Analysis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=Volume 13 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.883157

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.883157

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess the evidence of the association between positive psychological resources and quality of life in cancer patients. 
Methods: Electronic search was performed to retrieve articles from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, and CBM (from inception to April 7, 2022). Summary correlation coefficient (r) values were extracted from each study, and 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs) were calculated by the random-effect model. Subgroup and sensitivity analyses were performed to investigate potential heterogeneity.
Results: Sixty-six articles were included in the present study. The pooled r for resilience was 0.71 (95%CI: 0.55, 0.87), hope 0.50 (95%CI: 0.43, 0.56), self-efficacy 0.53 (95%CI: 0.46, 0.61), self-esteem 0.46 (95%CI: 0.28, 0.63) and optimism 0.30 (95%CI: 0.19, 0.40). For subgroup analysis, no significant differences were found between minors and adults. 
Conclusion: Our study indicated that resilience, hope, optimism, self-esteem, and self-efficacy were positively correlated with quality of life in cancer patients. Therefore, interventions programs should be focused on increasing state-like positive psychological resources to improve the quality of life in cancer patients.