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Table 1 Study characteristics

From: A descriptive systematic review of the relationship between personality traits and quality of life of women with non-metastatic breast cancer

Author, Year (Country) of study

Study design

Sample size

Personality trait

Personality measure

QoL domain

QoL measure

Statistical analyses

Quality rate

Bellino et al. 2011 (Italy) [13]

CO

57

NS

TCI

PF; RP; BP; GH; VT; SF; IE; MH

SF-36

Univariate regression

Fair

Carver et al. 2006 (USA) [14]

CS

163

O

LOT, LOT-R

NF; PFE; CP; SP; PP; F; SA; BCS

QLACS

Multivariate regression

Fair

Durá-Ferrandis et al. 2016 (USA) [15]

CO

1280

DO

LOT

PF; RF; EF; CF; SF

EORTC QLQ‐C30

Multivariate regression

Fair

Härtl et al. 2010 (Germany) [16]

CO

203

DO; N

FPI-R, LOT

PF; RF; EF; CF; SF

EORTC QLQ‐C30

Multivariate regression

Fair

Petersen et al. 2008 (USA) [17]

CS

268

O; P

MMPI

PH; MH

SF-36, SF-12

T-test and Kruskal–Wallis test

Fair

Popović-Petrović et al. 2018 (Serbia) [18]

CS

64

S

GSES

PWB; SWB; EWB; FWB

FACT-B+4

Hierarchical regression

Poor

Piro et al. 2001 (USA) [19]

CS

74

A; UA

M-EPAQ

EWB; IWB

FACT-B

Hierarchical regression

Poor

Schreier et al. 2004 (USA) [20]

CO

48

TA

STAI

HF; SEC; PS; FA

QLI

Multivariate regression

Fair

Shen et al. 2020 (China) [21]

CS

121

S

GSES

PWB; SWB; EWB; FWB; BCS

FACT-B

Multivariate regression

Fair

van der Steeg et al. 2010 (Netherlands) [1]

CO

222

N; E; OP; AG; C; TA

NEO-FFI, STAI

PH; PSH; LI; SR; EV; SPI

WHOQOL-100

Multivariate regression

Good

Tomich et al. 2006 (USA) [22]

CO

70

O; SE

RSES, LOT

PF; RP; BP; GH; VT; SF; IE; MH

SF-36

Hierarchical regression

Fair

You et al. 2018 (USA) [23]

CS

159

TA

STAI-T

PWB; SWB; EWB; FWB

FACT-B

Hierarchical regression

Poor

  1. Abbreviations: CO Prospective Cohort study, CS Cross-sectional study
  2. Personality traits
  3. NS Novelty Seeking, O Optimism, DO Dispositional Optimism, N Neuroticism, P Pessimism, S Self-efficacy, A Agency, UA Unmitigated Agency, TA Trait Anxiety, E Extraversion, OP Openness to Experience, AG Agreeableness, C Conscientiousness, SE Self-esteem
  4. Personality measures
  5. TCI The Temperament and Character Inventory, LOT(-R) Life Orientation Test(-Revised), FPI-R Freiburg Personality Inventory-Revised, MMPI Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, GSES General Self-Efficacy Scale, M-EPAQ Modified-Extended Personal Attributes Questionnaire, STAI(-T) State-Trait Anxiety Inventory(-Trait), NEO-FFI NEO Five-Factor Inventory, RSES Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
  6. QoL domain
  7. PF Physical Functioning, RP Role function Physical, BP Bodily pain, GH General Health perceptions, VT Vitality, SF Social Functioning, IE Impact of Emotional problems or daily activities, MH Mental health, NF Negative feelings, PFE Positive Feelings, CP Cognitive Problems, SP Sexual Problems, PP Physical Pain, F Fatigue, SA Social Avoidance, BCS Breast Cancer-specific Concerns, RF Role Functioning, EF Emotional Functioning, CF Cognitive functioning, PH Physical Health, PWB Physical Well-Being, SWB Social/Family Well-Being, EWB Emotional Well-Being, FWB Functional Well-Being, HF Health/Functioning, SEC Socioeconomics, PS Psychological/Spiritual, FA Family, PSH Psychological Health, LI Level of Independence, SR Social Relationships, EV Environment, SPI Spirituality
  8. QoL measures
  9. SF-36 Short Form Health Survey-36 items, SF-12 Short Form Health Survey-12 items, QLACS Quality of Life in Adult Cancer Survivors, EORTC QLQ-C30 European Organization for Research and Treatment for Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (version 3), FACT-B + 4 Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy- Lymphedema, FACT-B Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast, QLI Quality of Life Index, WOQOL-100 World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument
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