SynthesisInternational journal of cardiology2015
Relationships between positive psychological constructs and health outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review.
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- Multilevel resilience resources and cardiovascular disease in the United States: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2022Pooled it
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- Positive psychological well-being and clinical characteristics in IBS: A systematic review.General hospital psychiatryPooled it
- A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial of a Positive Psychology Intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: The WISH Proof-of-Concept Trial.Neurogastroenterology and motility · 2025Trial
- Can Online Exercise Using Wearable Devices Improve Perceived Well-Being? A Study Among Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Trial
- The Vermont Family Based Approach in Primary Care Pediatrics: Effects on Children's and Parents' Emotional and Behavioral Problems and Parents' Health-Related Quality of Life.Child psychiatry and human development · 2023Trial
- Implementation, feasibility, and acceptability of quality of life therapy to improve positive emotions among patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- Resources in vulnerable young adults: self-assessments during preventive consultation with their general practitioner in Denmark.Health promotion international · 2020Trial
- Developing a Psychological-Behavioral Intervention in Cardiac Patients Using the Multiphase Optimization Strategy: Lessons Learned From the Field.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020Trial
- The association between hope, marital status, depression and persistent pain in men and women following cardiac surgery.BMC women's health · 2018Trial
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- The WISH 2.0 Intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Multi-threshold polygenic risk improves hippocampal-based cognitive decline prediction.Genome medicine · 2026Article
- Positive Psychological Well-Being in Cancer Caregivers.Psycho-oncology · 2025Article
- Psychosocial Support Interventions for Adult Critically Ill Patients During the Acute Phase of Their ICU Stay: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Do positive psychosocial factors contribute to the prediction of coronary artery disease? A UK Biobank-based machine learning approach.European journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of clerkship supervisors regarding the biopsychosocial approach at the University of Botswana's Faculty of Medicine.BMC medical education · 2025Article
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Abstract
Depression and anxiety are well-known to be associated with adverse health outcomes in cardiac patients. However, there has been less work synthesizing the effects of positive psychological constructs (e.g., optimism) on health-related outcomes in cardiac patients. We completed a systematic review of prospective observational studies using established guidelines. A search of PubMed and PsycINFO databases from inception to January 2014 was used to identify articles. To be eligible, studies were required to assess effects of a positive psychological construct on subsequent health-related outcomes (including mortality, rehospitalizations, self-reported health status) in patients with established heart disease. Exploratory random effects' meta-analyses were performed on the subset of studies examining mortality or rehospitalizations. Seventy-seven analyses from 30 eligible studies (N=14,624) were identified. Among studies with 100 or more participants, 65.0% of all analyses and 64.7% of analyses adjusting for one or more covariates reported a significant (p<.05) association between positive psychological constructs and subsequent health outcomes. An exploratory meta-analysis of 11 studies showed that positive constructs were associated with reduced rates of rehospitalization or mortality in unadjusted (odds ratio=.87; 95% confidence interval [.83, .92]; p<.001) and adjusted analyses (odds ratio=.89; 95% confidence interval [.84, .91]; p<.001); there was little suggestion of publication bias. Among cardiac patients, positive psychological constructs appear to be prospectively associated with health outcomes in most but not all studies. Additional work is needed to identify which constructs are most important to cardiac health, and whether interventions can cultivate positive attributes and improve clinical outcomes.
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