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A meta-analysis on the relationship between posttraumatic growth and resilience in people with breast cancer
Xiao Wan1, Haitao Huang1, Qianwen Peng1
1Institute of Nursing and Health, College of Nursing and Health, Henan University, Jinming Avenue, Kaifeng, China.
Aim:
To quantitatively synthesize the correlation between posttraumatic growth and resilience among breast cancer patients and explore the potential moderators affecting the relation.
Design:
A meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies.
Methods:
This meta-analysis followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses 2020 guidelines. This meta-analysis was carried out by searching Chinese and English databases of China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WANFANG DATA, Chongqing VIP Information Co., Ltd., PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and PsycINFO from inception to February 25, 2022. Pooled Pearson's correlation coefficients between posttraumatic growth and resilience was calculated by the Stata software (version 17.0) using the random effects model.
Results:
Seventeen studies including 4156 breast cancer patients were identified. A high positive correlation was found between posttraumatic growth and resilience (r = 0.448, 95% CI: 0.370-0.519, p < 0.001), and region and publication type significantly moderated the relation.
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