Psychological factors influencing life satisfaction in patients with chronic diseases.

IF 1.9 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Psychology & Health Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI:10.1080/08870446.2025.2546407

Stéphanie Mussel, Elisabeth Spitz, Elise Eby, Christine Rotonda, Estelle Fall

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Abstract

Objective: Chronic diseases often lead patients to adopt certain health behaviors. Change in daily habits can have psychological effects, and influence life satisfaction. The current study aimed to explain life satisfaction (SWL) in patients with chronic diseases, which could potentially support improved patient care.

Methods and measures: 343 chronic patients (Mean_age = 55.02; SD = 12.99), whose 270 with inflammatory arthritis (IA), and 73 with diabetes, completed an online questionnaire at two time points. Sociodemographic variables, life satisfaction, basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration, anxiety, depression, mindfulness skills, and beliefs about medicines were assessed. Descriptive statistics and correlations between variables were first performed. Then simple and finally multiple linear regressions were used to test predictors of SWL in patients living with chronic illness.

Results: Almost all study variables were significantly correlated with life satisfaction in the expected directions. Results showed that satisfaction and frustration of autonomy need and depressive symptoms were the most significant predictors of life satisfaction in this sample of chronic patients.

Conclusion: This study highlights the importance of taking an integrative approach, and considering the psychological factors associated with chronic illness. Recommendations for patient care are proposed, based on the study results.

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影响慢性病患者生活满意度的心理因素

目的：慢性疾病常导致患者采取某些健康行为。日常习惯的改变会对心理产生影响，并影响生活满意度。目前的研究旨在解释慢性疾病患者的生活满意度（SWL），这可能会支持改善患者护理。方法与措施：343例慢性患者(平均55.02；SD = 12.99)，其中270人患有炎症性关节炎（IA）， 73人患有糖尿病，他们在两个时间点完成了在线问卷。评估社会人口变量、生活满意度、基本心理需求满意度和挫败感、焦虑、抑郁、正念技能和对药物的信念。首先进行描述性统计和变量之间的相关性。然后使用简单和最后的多元线性回归来检验慢性疾病患者SWL的预测因子。结果：几乎所有研究变量都与生活满意度呈预期方向显著相关。结果显示，自主需求的满意度、挫败感和抑郁症状是本组慢性患者生活满意度的最显著预测因子。结论：本研究强调了采取综合方法，并考虑与慢性疾病相关的心理因素的重要性。根据研究结果，提出了患者护理建议。

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Psychology & Health Multiple-

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7.30

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3.00%

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期刊介绍： Psychology & Health promotes the study and application of psychological approaches to health and illness. The contents include work on psychological aspects of physical illness, treatment processes and recovery; psychosocial factors in the aetiology of physical illnesses; health attitudes and behaviour, including prevention; the individual-health care system interface particularly communication and psychologically-based interventions. The journal publishes original research, and accepts not only papers describing rigorous empirical work, including meta-analyses, but also those outlining new psychological approaches and interventions in health-related fields.