The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysis
Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is consistently reported to be associated with social support among people with breast cancer. But so far there is no consensus on the size and direction to which social support are related to PTG in people with breast cancer. Thus, a meta-analysis was performed by us to q...
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| description | Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is consistently reported to be associated with social support among people with breast cancer. But so far there is no consensus on the size and direction to which social support are related to PTG in people with breast cancer. Thus, a meta-analysis was performed by us to quantitatively synthesize the previous results. This meta-analysis followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Embase, Chongqing VIP Information Co., Ltd. (VIP), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and WANFANG DATA databases prior to 1 June 2022. A random effects model of Stata software (version 17.0) was employed to compute the pooled association coefficient and examine a series of moderating factors: economic level, publication type, region, year of publication, participants’ age, and social support measurement tools. Ultimately, 31 studies including 6,380 breast cancer patients were identified. This meta-analysis offers evidence of a highly positive correlation between PTG and social support among people with breast cancer (r = 0.425). Economic level, region, and social support measurement tools moderated the link between PTG and social support among people with breast cancer. Whether variables such as disease stage, time since diagnosis, and disease treatment moderate the link between PTG and social support among people with breast cancer can be further investigated in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4e0bf3ffde6f4e3cab99a8e021a8c8012023-02-14T20:28:35ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-12-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10601501060150The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysisXiaojing MaXiao WanChaoran ChenPosttraumatic growth (PTG) is consistently reported to be associated with social support among people with breast cancer. But so far there is no consensus on the size and direction to which social support are related to PTG in people with breast cancer. Thus, a meta-analysis was performed by us to quantitatively synthesize the previous results. This meta-analysis followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines. We searched PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Embase, Chongqing VIP Information Co., Ltd. (VIP), China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and WANFANG DATA databases prior to 1 June 2022. A random effects model of Stata software (version 17.0) was employed to compute the pooled association coefficient and examine a series of moderating factors: economic level, publication type, region, year of publication, participants’ age, and social support measurement tools. Ultimately, 31 studies including 6,380 breast cancer patients were identified. This meta-analysis offers evidence of a highly positive correlation between PTG and social support among people with breast cancer (r = 0.425). Economic level, region, and social support measurement tools moderated the link between PTG and social support among people with breast cancer. Whether variables such as disease stage, time since diagnosis, and disease treatment moderate the link between PTG and social support among people with breast cancer can be further investigated in the future.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1060150/fullbreast cancerposttraumatic growthsocial supportmeta-analysisreview |
| spellingShingle | Xiaojing Ma Xiao Wan Chaoran Chen The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysis Frontiers in Psychology breast cancer posttraumatic growth social support meta-analysis review |
| title | The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_full | The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_short | The correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer: A meta-analysis |
| title_sort | correlation between posttraumatic growth and social support in people with breast cancer a meta analysis |
| topic | breast cancer posttraumatic growth social support meta-analysis review |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1060150/full |
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