A descriptive systematic review of the relationship between personality traits and quality of life of women with non-metastatic breast cancer.

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Background

Quality of life (QoL) is an important patient-reported outcome that has been studied extensively as an endpoint. There is a growing interest in factors that may influence QoL, such as personality. This descriptive systematic review examined the relationship between personality and QoL in women with non-metastatic breast cancer.  METHODS: On November 24th, 2020, with a update on March 7th, 2022, PubMed, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Web of Science and Embase were systematically searched for studies that assessed the direct relationship between personality traits and QoL among adult women diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer. The National Institutes of Health Study Quality Assessment Tool was used to assess the quality and risk of bias of the included studies. Three reviewers i

SUBMITTER: Wintraecken VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9020020 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature