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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2021

Belief in a just world, health-related quality of life, and mental health among Chinese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Kewen Jian, Shunliang Sun, Hangming Dong, Xihua Zeng

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Kewen JianState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Shunliang SunDepartment of Psychology, School of Public Health (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Southern Medical University, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.
Hangming DongDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. huxidhm@126.com.
Xihua ZengDepartment of Psychology, School of Public Health (Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research), Southern Medical University, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China. zxihuar@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6136-2599
Southern Medical University · CNBeijing Normal University · CNNanfang Hospital · CN

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Foundation of "13th Five-Year Plan" for Guangzhou Philosophy and Social Sciences Development 2018GZYB70MOE (Ministry of education in China) Project of Humanities and Social Sciences 17YJCZH014
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Abstract

purposePersonal belief in a just world (PBJW) has been demonstrated to protect mental health. However, whether general belief in a just world (GBJW) serves adaptive functions for mental health across different groups and cultures remains unclear. This study explored the effects of PBJW and GBJW on mental health and moderating effects of PBJW and GBJW on the relation between health-related quality of life and mental health among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in China.

methodsA total of 147 patients with COPD (90.5% male; mean age = 64.44 years) completed measures of health-related quality of life, depression, anxiety, PBJW, and GBJW and provided pulmonary function data.

resultsYounger age and female sex were related to higher depression; female sex, living with others, and high financial burden were associated with higher anxiety. Worse health-related quality of life and lower PBJW were associated with higher depression and anxiety. An interaction between health-related quality of life and BJW was revealed. For patients with low PBJW, lower health-related quality of life was correlated with higher depression. For patients with stronger endorsement of GBJW, worse health-related quality of life was associated with higher depression and anxiety, but the variance of anxiety caused by interaction was insignificant.

conclusionsThe findings suggest that for patients with COPD experiencing health deterioration, holding strong PBJW but weak GBJW may be beneficial for mental health. Our study advances our understanding of the different functions of PBJW and GBJW in mental health across different groups and cultures.

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CultureChinaDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedPulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveQuality of LifeAnxietyBelief in a just worldChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseDepressionHealth-related quality of lifeMental health

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