Biological, Psychological, And Social Factors Of Flourishing In Chronic Diseases: A Systematic Review Of Research

Health Psychol Res. 2024 Dec 14:12:126453. doi: 10.52965/001c.126453. eCollection 2024.

Abstract

Objectives: Chronic disease is a condition that is susceptible to deterioration both physically, psychologically and socially, so protective measures are needed to control this vulnerability, namely by flourishing. This research is aimed at identifying biological, psychological and social factors that influence the proliferation of chronic health.

Methods and analysis: This research was carried out in five stages by identifying questions according to PCC and searching for qualitative, quantitative and mixed method studies published from 2010 to 2024 that measured the flourishing of various chronic health conditions. The search strategy used the word flourishing and several appropriate terms on Sciencedirect, IEEE Xplore, Emerald, Taylor & Francis, and Oxford Academics as well as Google Scholar as gray literature. 1,550 studies were found from 6 databases and the final selection results found 19 studies to be analyzed. Two reviewers performed data extraction based on the protocol and underwent quality assessment. Results reporting is categorized based on biological, psychological, social and demographic factors that can influence flourishing.

Results: There are biological, psychological and social factors that can influence the proliferation of chronic health, each of which influences the health condition of a person with a chronic health condition.

Keywords: autoimmune; chronic diseases; flourishing; mental health.

Grants and funding

This research was sponsored by the Indonesian Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and the Lembaga Pengelolaan Dana Pendidikan (LPDP).