Relationships between positive psychological constructs and health outcomes in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review.

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 e

SUBMITTER: DuBois CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4487518 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature