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ArticlePsycho-oncology2024

Gratitude, optimism, and satisfaction with life and patient-reported outcomes in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Hermioni L Amonoo, Elizabeth Daskalakis, Emma C Deary, Michelle Guo, Annabella C Boardman, Emma P Keane, Jeffrey A Lam, Richard A Newcomb, Lisa M Gudenkauf, Lydia A Brown and 4 more

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14 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Hermioni L AmonooDepartment of Psychosocial Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Elizabeth DaskalakisDepartment of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Emma C DearyDepartment of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Michelle GuoDepartment of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4633-3997
Annabella C BoardmanDepartment of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Emma P KeaneDepartment of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Jeffrey A LamHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Richard A NewcombHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Lisa M GudenkaufDepartment of Health Outcomes and Behavior, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Lydia A BrownMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Henry K OnyeakaHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1987-0941
Stephanie J LeeDivision of Medical Oncology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Jeff C HuffmanHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Areej El-JawahriHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · USCambridge Health Alliance · USMoffitt Cancer Center · USThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

University of Washington Health Services Research Training ProgramT32HS013853 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI WEINER, BRYAN J., WILLIAMS, EMILY CATERINA · 2003 to 2024
$6.9M
Training in Oncology Population Sciences (TOPS)T32CA092203 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INST · PI Nancy L Keating, JENNIFER W MACK · 2018 to 2026
$3.7M
Developing a positive psychology intervention to improve cardiac health behaviorsR01HL113272 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HUFFMAN, JEFF C · 2013 to 2017
$2.6M
A Positive Psychology Intervention for Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Patients.K08CA251654 · NCI · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI AMONOO, HERMIONI L. · 2020 to 2024
$1.3M
AHRQ HHS T32 HS013853NCI NIH HHS K08 CA251654NCI NIH HHS K08CA251654NCI NIH HHS T32CA09220NCI NIH HHS T32 CA092203NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL113272NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL113272
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAssociations between positive psychological well-being (PPWB) and patient-reported outcomes (PROs, e.g., quality of life [QOL]) have yet to be studied extensively in patients with hematologic malignancies who are allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) survivors, despite substantial evidence that PPWB impacts PROs of other medical populations.

methodsWe conducted a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data examining the association of PPWB and PROs at day 100 post-transplant among 158 allogeneic HSCT recipients. Optimism, gratitude, life satisfaction, and PROs (i.e., QOL, anxiety, depression, and PTSD symptoms) were assessed using the Life Orientation Test-Revised, Gratitude Questionnaire, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Bone Marrow Transplant, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist-Civilian Version, respectively. We used linear and multivariate regressions for all analyses and controlled for patient factors.

resultsOptimism was associated with better QOL (β = 1.46; p < 0.001) and lower levels of anxiety (β = -0.28; p < 0.001), depression (β = -0.31; p < 0.001), and PTSD (β = -0.58; p < 0.001). Gratitude was associated with better QOL (β = 1.11; p < 0.001) and lower levels of anxiety (β = -0.21; p = 0.001), depression (β = -0.14; p = 0.021), and PTSD (β = -0.32; p = 0.032). Finally, satisfaction with life was associated with better QOL (β = 1.26; p < 0.001) and lower levels of anxiety (β = -0.18; p < 0.001), depression (β = -0.21; p < 0.001), and PTSD (β = -0.49; p < 0.001).

conclusionOptimism, gratitude, and satisfaction with life were all associated with better QOL and lower levels of psychological distress in allogeneic HSCT survivors. These data support studies to harness PPWB as a therapeutic intervention for this population throughout HSCT recovery.

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationQuality of LifeCross-Sectional StudiesHumansPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPatient SatisfactionPersonal Satisfactioncancergratitudehematopoietic stem cell transplantationlife satisfactiononcologyoptimismpositive psychological well-beingpsychological distressquality of life

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PMID38358117
PMCPMC10927460
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