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. 2022 Jun;27(7):1753-1782.
doi: 10.1177/1359105321995916. Epub 2021 Feb 14.

Psychosocial interventions for adults with newly diagnosed chronic disease: A systematic review

Samuel Akyirem  1   2 , Angus Forbes  1 , Julie Lindberg Wad  3 , Mette Due-Christensen  1   3
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Psychosocial interventions for adults with newly diagnosed chronic disease: A systematic review

Samuel Akyirem et al. J Health Psychol. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

While the need for psychosocial interventions in the early formative period of chronic disease diagnosis is widely acknowledged, little is known about the currently available interventions and what they entail. This review sought to collate existing interventions to synthesize their active ingredients. A systematic search on five electronic databases yielded 2910 records, 12 of which were eligible for this review. Evidence synthesis revealed three broad categories of interventions which used at least two out of eight active techniques. Future studies should adhere to known frameworks for intervention development, and focus on developing core outcome measures to enhance evidence synthesis.

Keywords: adaptation; chronic disease; coping; newly diagnosed; psychosocial intervention; social support.

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Declaration of conflicting interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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