Psychosocial predictors of cardiac rehabilitation quality-of-life outcomes

Health-related quality of life and psychological correlates in patients listed for liver transplantation

“…In addition, it is certainly possible that while the experience is more stressful, the provision of hope through the possibility of liver transplantation counters adverse outcomes in terms of well-being [30]. Depression levels were related to HRQoL, which is in line with previous research in other patient populations [31][32][33]. Further, subgroup analyses indicated that levels of self-efficacy and active coping were lower for liver transplant candidates with elevated depression scores.…”

Health-related quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis: The role of coping

“…Depression has also been associated with a highrisk psychosocial profile in people with coronary heart disease. Those who experienced elevated depressive symptoms employed maladaptive coping strategies and reported a poorer HRQoL [50]. Based on the Symptom Perception Model [51], people with high levels of negative affect are more perceptive of physical sensations and are therefore more likely to report their health status as being worse than it actually is.…”

The impact of psychoticism on perceived hassles, depression, hostility, and hopelessness in non-psychiatric African Americans

“…Each of these variables, in turn, has been linked with significant morbidity in a variety of domains. For example, research implicates hostility in impairments in health (Brydon et al, 2006), employment (Timothy et al, 2006), and quality of life (Shen et al, 2006). Subsyndromal depressive symptoms have, likewise, been correlated with poorer functioning (Goldney et al, 2004;Backenstrss et al, 2005).…”