Higher baseline levels of emotional well-being significantly predicted better long-term recovery and survival in physically ill patients, with an overall likelihood ratio of 1.14.
Meta-Analysis (n=12,744)
Does emotional well-being improve recovery and survival in physically ill patients?
Higher levels of emotional well-being are associated with a small but significant improvement in long-term recovery and survival among physically ill patients.
Effect estimate: LR 1.14
p-value: p=<0.001
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.
قام لامرس وآخرون (الخميس) بإجراء تحليل تلوي في الأمراض الجسدية (n=12,744). تم تقييم الرفاهية العاطفية (العاطفة الإيجابية، رضا الحياة، الرفاهية العامة) مقابل مستويات الرفاهية العاطفية المنخفضة على توقعات الأمراض الجسدية (البقاء والاسترداد) (نسبة احتمالية 1.14، p=<0.001). تنبأت مستويات الرفاهية العاطفية الأساسية الأعلى بشكل كبير بتحسن الاسترداد والبقاء على المدى الطويل في المرضى الذين يعانون من أمراض جسدية، مع نسبة احتمالية إجمالية تبلغ 1.14.