Applied Research Division for Cognitive and Psychological Science, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141 Milan, Italy.
Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 4;19(19):12704. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912704.
Breast cancer survivors have to deal with notable challenges even after successful treatment, such as body image issues, depression and anxiety, the stress related to changes in lifestyle, and the continual challenges inherent to health management. The literature suggests that emotional abilities, such as emotional intelligence, emotion management, mood repair, and coping play a fundamental role in such challenges. We performed a systematic review to systematize the evidence available on the role of emotional abilities in quality of life and health management in breast cancer survivors. The search was performed on three scientific databases (Pubmed, Scopus, and PsycINFO) and, after applying exclusion criteria, yielded 33 studies, mainly of a cross-sectional nature. The results clearly support the hypothesis that emotional abilities play multiple important roles in breast cancer survivors' quality of life. Specifically, the review highlighted that coping/emotional management plays multiple roles in breast cancer survivors' well-being and health management, affecting vitality and general adjustment to cancer positivity and promoting benefit findings related to the cancer experience; however, rare negative results exist in the literature. This review highlights the relevance of emotional abilities to promoting quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Future review efforts may explore other breast cancer survivors' emotional abilities, aiming at assessing available instruments and proposing tailored psychological interventions.
乳腺癌幸存者即使在成功治疗后，仍需应对显著的挑战，如身体形象问题、抑郁和焦虑、与生活方式改变相关的压力，以及健康管理固有的持续挑战。文献表明，情绪能力，如情绪智力、情绪管理、情绪修复和应对方式，在这些挑战中起着至关重要的作用。我们进行了一项系统评价，以系统地整理关于情绪能力在乳腺癌幸存者生活质量和健康管理中的作用的现有证据。检索在三个科学数据库（Pubmed、Scopus 和 PsycINFO）上进行，应用排除标准后，得到了 33 项研究，主要为横断面研究。结果清楚地支持了这样一种假设，即情绪能力在乳腺癌幸存者的生活质量中起着多种重要作用。具体而言，该综述强调了应对/情绪管理在乳腺癌幸存者的幸福感和健康管理中起着多种作用，影响活力和对癌症阳性的一般调整，并促进与癌症经历相关的益处发现；然而，文献中很少有负面结果。本综述强调了情绪能力对促进乳腺癌幸存者生活质量的重要性。未来的综述工作可以探索其他乳腺癌幸存者的情绪能力，旨在评估现有工具并提出量身定制的心理干预措施。
