Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome, 00163 Rome, Italy.
Department of Psychology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 May 3;19(9):5547. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095547.
Meaning in life and acceptance of cancer are critical for patients to adjust to a cancer diagnosis and to improve psychological wellbeing. Little is known about the relationship between meaning in life and the acceptance of cancer. This study provides a systematic review of the associations between meaning in life and the acceptance of cancer in cancer patients. CINAHL, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and SCOPUS databases were searched until 15 March 2021. Studies were included if they quantitatively examined the association between meaning in life and the acceptance of cancer in adult cancer patients/survivors and if they were published in peer-reviewed journals or in books. The study quality was assessed using Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools. Of the 4907 records identified through database searches, only 3 studies quantitatively examined the associations between meaning in life and the acceptance of cancer. The total sample involved 464 women with cancer. All three studies reported positive correlations between meaning in life and the acceptance of cancer (ranging from = 0.19 to = 0.38), whereas meaning in life did not predict the acceptance of cancer. Overall, the meaning in life-acceptance relationship has not been sufficiently investigated, though it has relevant theoretical and clinical implications for coping with cancer. High-quality studies are needed to better understand the relationship between meaning in life and the acceptance of cancer.
生活意义和癌症接受度对于患者适应癌症诊断和改善心理幸福感至关重要。关于生活意义与癌症接受度之间的关系，我们知之甚少。本研究对癌症患者生活意义与癌症接受度之间的关联进行了系统评价。检索了 CINAHL、MEDLINE、PsycINFO 和 SCOPUS 数据库，截至 2021 年 3 月 15 日。如果研究定量检查了成年癌症患者/幸存者生活意义与癌症接受度之间的关联，并且发表在同行评议期刊或书籍中，则纳入研究。使用 Joanna Briggs 研究所的批判性评估工具评估研究质量。在通过数据库搜索确定的 4907 条记录中，只有 3 项研究定量检查了生活意义与癌症接受度之间的关联。总样本涉及 464 名患有癌症的女性。这三项研究均报告了生活意义与癌症接受度之间存在正相关（ = 0.19 至 = 0.38），而生活意义并不能预测癌症的接受度。总体而言，生活意义与癌症接受度之间的关系尚未得到充分研究，但对于应对癌症具有相关的理论和临床意义。需要高质量的研究来更好地理解生活意义与癌症接受度之间的关系。
