Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment (Mar 2023)

Resilience and Quality of Life in People with Mental Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Chuang SP,
  • Wu JYW,
  • Wang CS

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 19
pp. 507 – 514

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Shu Ping Chuang,1 Jo Yung Wei Wu,2 Chien Shu Wang3 1Department of Psychiatry, Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; 2Good-Day Psychology Clinic, Tainan, Taiwan; 3Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, TaiwanCorrespondence: Shu Ping Chuang, Department of Psychiatry, Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, No. 553, Jiunshiau Road, Zuoying District, Kaohsiung, 81342, Taiwan, Tel +886-7-5817121#3352, Fax +886-7-5818816, Email [email protected]; [email protected]: Resilience is viewed as an individual’ positive adaptation and experiences of adversity. The maintenance and recovery of mental health in people with mental disorder is considered a sign of coping with adverse conditions. The purpose of the present meta-analysis was to examine the association between resilience and quality of life in individuals with mental disorders.Methods: Studies were included if research reported measures of association with resilience, as assessed using self-reported resilience scale and quality of life. A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and PsycINFO.Results: Eight studies involving a total of 1439 patients were included in the meta-analysis. Assuming a random-effects model, the weighted mean Pearson correlation between resilience and quality of life was r = 0.551 (95% confidence interval [0.370; 0.691], p < 0.001). This association was moderate, although the heterogeneity among individual effect sizes was substantial (I2 = 93.35%).Conclusion: Despite substantial heterogeneity across included studies, the findings suggest a strong association between resilience and quality of life in people with mental disorders. In clinical practice, the promotion of resilience is important to enhance the quality of life among people with mental illness.Keywords: resilience, quality of life, mental health

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