Table 2 Results of the included studies
Author, year of Publication | Factors | Association with QoL | Outcomes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Psychological factors | Social factors | |||
James et al. (2022) [21] | fear of cancer recurrence | Negative association⟶QoL | higher fear of cancer recurrence is associated with lower QoL | |
Landry et al. (2022) [22] | mental health | negative association⟶QoL | mental health is associated with lower QoL | |
mental fatigue | negative association⟶QoL | mental fatigue is associated with lower QoL | ||
reduced motivation | negative association⟶QoL | reduced motivation is associated with lower QoL | ||
distress | negative association⟶QoL | distress is associated with lower QoL | ||
anxiety | negative association⟶QoL | anxiety is associated with lower QoL | ||
depression | negative association⟶QoL | depression is associated with lower QoL | ||
somatization | negative association⟶QoL | somatization is associated with lower QoL | ||
social functioning and interactions | negative association⟶QoL | impaired social functioning and interactions are associated with lower QoL | ||
role limitations | negative association⟶QoL | impaired role limitations are associated with lower QoL | ||
Wintraecken et al. (2022) [23] | optimism | positive association⟶QoL | optimism is associated with higher QoL | |
self-efficacy | positive association⟶QoL | self-efficacy is associated with higher QoL | ||
trait anxiety | negative association⟶QoL | trait anxiety is associated with lower QoL | ||
extraversion | positive association⟶QoL | extraversion is associated with higher QoL | ||
Rimmer et al. (2023) [24] | coping | Negative association⟶QoL | higher levels of avoidant coping are associated with lower QoL | |
depression | Negative association⟶QoL | higher level of depression is associated with lower QoL | ||
post-traumatic stress disorder | Negative association⟶QoL | post-traumatic stress disorder is associated with lower QoL | ||
post-traumatic growth | Positive association⟶QoL | post-traumatic growth is associated with better QoL | ||
Zou et al. (2022) [25] | depression | negative associated⟶QoL | depression is associated with lower QoL | |
resilience | positive association⟶QoL | psychological resilience is associated with better QoL | ||
positive illness perception | positive association⟶QoL | positive illness perception is associated with better QoL | ||
coping | negative associated⟶QoL | more emotion-oriented coping is associated with lower QoL | ||
Baba et al. (2021) [26] | coping strategies (problem solving and positive thinking, avoidance) | positive association⟶QoL | coping strategies (problem solving and positive thinking) are associated with better QoL | |
coping strategies based on social support | negative association⟶QoL | coping strategies based on social support are associated with lower QoL | ||
avoidance | positive association⟶QoL | avoidance is associated with higher QoL score | ||
anxiety | negative association⟶QoL | anxiety is associated with lower QoL | ||
depression | negative association⟶QoL | depression is associated with lower QoL | ||
Rupp et al. (2021) [27] | personality type D | negative association⟶QoL | type D personality is associated with lower QoL | |
tolerant personality type | positive association⟶QoL | tolerant personality is associated with better QoL | ||
positive association⟶QoL | nanomedicine is associated with higher QoL | |||
Sihvola et al. (2022) [28] | resilience | positive association⟶QoL | resilience is associated with higher QoL | |
Aizpurua-Perez et al. (2020) [29] | resilience | Positive association⟶QoL | resilience is associated with higher QoL | |
coping strategies | Positive association⟶QoL | appropriate coping strategies is associated with higher QoL | ||
anxiety | Negative association⟶QoL | anxiety is associated with lower QoL | ||
depression | Negative association⟶QoL | depression is associated with lower QoL | ||
social support | Positive association⟶QoL | social support is associated with higher QoL | ||
El Haidari et al. (2020) [30] | religiosity | positive association⟶QoL | religiosity is associated with better QoL | |
spiritual well-being | positive association⟶QoL | spiritual well-being is associated with better QoL | ||
depression | negative association⟶QoL | depression is associated with lower QoL | ||
anxiety | negative association⟶QoL | anxiety is associated with lower QoL | ||
psychological symptoms | negative association⟶QoL | psychological symptoms are associated with lower QoL | ||
emotional functioning | negative association⟶QoL | emotional functioning is associated with lower QoL | ||
helplessness coping | negative association⟶QoL | helplessness is associated with lower QoL | ||
unmet needs | negative association⟶QoL | unmet needs are associated with lower QoL | ||
self-efficacy | positive association⟶QoL | self-efficacy is associated with better QoL | ||
self-regulation | positive association⟶QoL | self-regulation is associated with better QoL | ||
sense of coherence | positive association⟶QoL | sense of coherence is associated with better QoL | ||
emotion focus coping strategies | positive association⟶QoL | emotion focus coping strategies are associated with better QoL | ||
social support | positive association⟶QoL | social support is associated with better QoL | ||
Kang et al. (2020) [31] | distress | Negative association⟶QoL | distress is associated with lower QoL | |
sadness | Negative association⟶QoL | sadness is associated with lower QoL | ||
depression | Negative association⟶QoL | depression is associated with lower QoL | ||
illness perception | Positive association⟶QoL | illness perception is associated with higher QoL | ||
personal control over the patients' own disease | Positive association⟶QoL | personal control over the patients' own disease is associated with higher QoL | ||
social functioning | Negative association⟶QoL | poor social functioning is associated with lower QoL | ||
Odeo et al. (2020) [32] | depression | Negative association⟶QoL | depression is associated with lower QoL | |
impaired mental health | Negative association⟶QoL | impaired mental health is associated with lower QoL | ||
Nierop-Van Baalen et al. (2020) [33] | hope | positive association⟶QoL | hope is associated with better QoL | |
Sousa et al. (2019) [34] | depression | Negative association⟶QoL | depression is associated with lower QoL | |
harm avoidance | Positive association⟶QoL | higher level of harm avoidances associated with higher QoL | ||
neuroticism | Negative association⟶QoL | neuroticism is associated with lower QoL | ||
openness | Negative association⟶QoL | higher level of openness is associated with lower QoL | ||
satisfaction with esthetic outcome | Positive association⟶QoL | higher level of satisfaction with esthetic outcome is associated with higher QoL | ||
Ho P.J. et al. (2018) [35] | lower social support | Negative association⟶HRQL | lower social support is associated with lower HRQL | |
unmet sexuality needs | Negative association -> | unmet sexuality needs are associated with lower HRQL | ||
self-efficiency | Negative association -> | lower self-efficiency is associated with lower QoL | ||
religiosity | Positive association -> | higher religiosity is associated with better HRQOL | ||
distress | Negative association -> | symptom of distress is associated with poorer HRQOL | ||
optimism | Positive association -> | optimism is associated with better HRQOL | ||
positive mood | Positive association -> | positive mood is associated with better HRQOL | ||
boredom | Negative association -> | higher levels of boredom are associated with poorer HRQOL | ||
internal locus of control | positive association -> | internal locus of control is associated with better QoL | ||
external locus of control | negative association -> | external locus of control is associated with lower QoL | ||
coping mode | Positive association -> | active emotional coping is associated with better HRQOL | ||
empowerment | Positive association -> | presence of empowerment is associated with better HRQOL | ||
family harmony status | Positive association -> | good family harmony status is associated with better HRQOL | ||
Brandão et al. [36] | social support | Positive association -> | social support is associated with higher QoL | |
anxiety | Negative association -> | anxiety is associated with lower QoL | ||
depression | Negative association -> | depression is associated with lower QoL | ||
psychological well-being | Positive association -> | psychological well-being is associated with higher QoL | ||
optimism | Positive association -> | optimism is associated with higher QoL | ||
neuroticism | Negative association -> | neuroticism is associated with lower QoL | ||
a sense of self-efficacy | Positive association -> | a sense of self-efficacy is associated with better QoL | ||
confidence about remaining cancer | Positive association -> | confidence about remaining cancer free is associated with better QoL | ||
coping strategies | Positive association -> | appropriate coping strategies are associated with higher QoL | ||
body image | Positive association -> QoL / no association | contradictory results are found concerning the correlation between body image and QoL: 1) 2 studies found that better body | ||
Razdan et al. [37] | distress | Negative association -> | distress is associated with lower QoL | |
body Image | Negative association -> | negative change in body image is associated with lower QoL | ||
Bai et al. [38] | spiritual well-being | Positive association -> | spiritual well-being is associated with higher QoL. | |
faith | Positive association -> | faith is associated with higher QoL. | ||