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@ARTICLE{Liu:157224,
author = {Z. Liu$^*$ and D. Doege$^*$ and M. S. Y. Thong$^*$ and V.
Arndt$^*$},
title = {{T}he relationship between posttraumatic growth and
health-related quality of life in adult cancer survivors:
{A} systematic review.},
journal = {Journal of affective disorders},
volume = {276},
issn = {0165-0327},
address = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier Science},
reportid = {DKFZ-2020-01494},
pages = {159 - 168},
year = {2020},
note = {#EA:C071#LA:C071#},
abstract = {Studies have reported mixed findings on the relationship
between posttraumatic growth (PTG) and health-related
quality of life (HRQOL) in cancer survivors. This review
aims to give an overview of these studies and to identify
potential study- and sample-level factors that could
contribute to the heterogeneity of those findings on the
relationship between PTG and HRQOL in cancer
survivors.Multiple electronic databases were systematically
searched using the concepts 'posttraumatic growth',
'cancer', and 'health-related quality of life'. Eligible
studies (published until 2018) were reviewed,
quality-assessed, and effect sizes were extracted and
synthesized.Of the 37 included articles, 22 received a
rating of 'weak', 11 'moderate' and 4 'strong' in study
quality assessment. The overall sample comprised 7954
individuals, mean age of 55.30 years, $>50\%$ females,
predominantly breast cancer, and survivors mainly within 5
years post-diagnosis. The synthesized results revealed a
positive association between PTG and HRQOL (Fisher's
z= 0.16) on a total scale, with significant high
heterogeneity $(I2=75\%).$ Variations in HRQOL measurement
and methodological inconsistency contributed to study-level
differences of effect sizes. Sample-level characteristics
such as geographic region, smaller sample sizes (n < 100)
and so on contributed to heterogeneity.Studies assessing the
relationship between PTG and HRQOL were heterogeneous, of
weak study quality generally, and results were difficult to
combine.Most studies found a positive relationship between
the factors suggesting that PTG may play a role for
successful coping following cancer. However, studies of
higher quality and longitudinal design are needed.},
subtyp = {Review Article},
cin = {C071},
ddc = {610},
cid = {I:(DE-He78)C071-20160331},
pnm = {313 - Cancer risk factors and prevention (POF3-313)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-313},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:32697695},
doi = {10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.044},
url = {https://inrepo02.dkfz.de/record/157224},
}