| Psychological Factor | Measure Psychological factor |  | Measure QoL | Time-points of assessment/F.U./trajectory | Bivariate Association r | Multivariate Association β/R2 | Ref. | Quality Score (max. 8) | |
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MOOD | Anxiety | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Anxiety | HAM-A | HRQoL | SF-36 total | Â | ns/nr | Â | [40] | 6.5 | ||
HAM-A | SF-36 PCS | Â | ns/nr | Â | ||||||
HAM-A | SF-36 MCS | Â | ns/nr | Â | ||||||
HADS-a1 | WHOQoL-BREF total |  | −0.53** |  | [37] | 7.0 | ||||
Anxiety - Tension | POMS | WHOQoL-BREF total |  | nr | β = −0.47* | [19] | 5.5 | |||
Anxiety | HADS-a | Global QoL | SEIQoL index score | Â | ns/nr | Â | [15] | 5.0 | ||
HADS-a | SEIQoL-DW index score | Â | ns/nr | Â | [38] | 3.0 | ||||
State anxiety | STAIsO | MQOL total | Â | nr | s**/nr | [41] | 5.5 | |||
STAIs | MQOL total | <1 mo after D. | nr | s**/nr | ||||||
STAIs | MQOL total | >1 mo after D. | nr | s*/nr | ||||||
Trait anxiety | STAIt | MQOL total | <1 mo after D. | nr | s**/nr | |||||
STAIt | MQOL total | >1 mo after D. | nr | s* /nr | ||||||
Depression | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Depression—Dejection | POMS | HRQoL | WHOQoL-BREF total |  | nr | β = −0.24* | [19] | 5.5 | ||
Depression | HADS-d1 | WHOQoL-BREF total |  | −0.60** | β = −0.41* | [37] | 7.0 | |||
 | HAM-D | SF-36 total |  | ns/nr |  | [40] | 6.5 | |||
 | HAM-D | SF-36 PCS |  | ns/nr |  | |||||
 | HAM-D | SF-36 MCS |  | ns/nr |  | |||||
 | ZDS | SF-36 total |  | −0.617** |  | [42] | 4.5 | |||
 | ZDS | QL-Index |  | s* /nr | β = −0.08* | [43] | 8.0 | |||
 | BDI | EQ-5D index score |  | −0.430** |  | [10] | 4.0 | |||
 | BDIA | SF-36 MCS |  | nr | β = −0.391** | [44] | 5.0 | |||
BDIA | SF-36 PCS | ns/nr | Â | |||||||
 | BDIA | EQ-5D index score |  | nr | β = −0.272 | |||||
 | BDIA | EQ VAS |  | nr | β = −0.381* | |||||
 | BDI | HRCS | 1 mo F.U. | nr | s / nr | [27] | 4.0 | |||
 | BDI | HRCS | 12 mo F.U. | nr | s**/nr | |||||
Depression x time | BDI | HRCS | over 12 mo | nr | ns | |||||
Depression | ADI-12 | Global QoL | SEIQoL index score |  | −0.36* |  | [28] | 4.5 | ||
DSM-IV | Single-item-question3 | Â | ns/nr | ns / nr | [45] | 5.5 | ||||
ZDS | SEIQoL-DW index score | Â | nr | s*/nr | [13] | 5.5 | ||||
ZDS | MQOL Single Item Score | Â | nr | s*/nr | ||||||
ZDS | SEIQoL index score |  | −0.205 |  | [42] | 4.5 | ||||
ZDSo | MQOL total | Â | nr | s**/nr | [41] | 5.5 | ||||
HADS-d | SEIQoL index score | Â | ns/nr | Â | [15] | 5.0 | ||||
HADS-d2 | SEIQoL-DW index score | Â | ns/nr | Â | [38] | 3.0 | ||||
BDI | Single-item-question4 | 1 mo F.U. | nr | s*/nr | [27] | 4.0 | ||||
BDI | Single-item-question4 | 12 mo F.U. | nr | s*/nr | ||||||
Depression x time | BDI | Single item question4 | over 12 mo | nr | ns | |||||
Confusion - Bewilderment | POMS | Global QoL | WHOQoL-BREF total |  | nr | β = 0.33* | [19] | 5.5 | ||
BELIEFS | Religiosity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
Religiosity | IIR-tot | HRQoL | SIP/ALS-19 total | Â | 0.169 | Â | [14] | 4.5 | ||
 | IIR-tot | SIP/ALS-19 total | 3 mo F.U. | nr | ns / nr | [31] | 6.0 | |||
 | IIR-tot | SIP/ALS-19 total | 6 mo F.U. | nr | s***/nr | |||||
Religion - coping | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | −0.26P | −0.01M |  | [46] | 4.0 | ||
Religiosity | IIR-tot | Global QoL | MQOL total | Â | 0.15 | Â | [16] | 5.0 | ||
 | IIR-tot | MQOL total | 3–4 mo F.U. | 0.28 |  | |||||
 | IIR-tot | MQOL total | 6–8 mo F.U. | 0.37** |  | |||||
IIR-tot | MQOL total | 9–12 mo F.U. | 0.33* |  | ||||||
IIR-tot | MQOL total | 12–16 mo F.U. | 0.46** |  | ||||||
IIR-tot | MQOL total | 3 mo F.U. | nr | ns / nr | [31] | 6.0 | ||||
IIR-tot | MQOL total | 6 mo F.U. | nr | ns / nr | ||||||
 | IIR-tot | MQOL total |  | 0.221 |  | [14] | 4.5 | |||
 | IIR-tot | MQOL Single Item Score |  | 0.331** |  | |||||
Religiosity Private | IIR-Pr | MQOL total |  | 0.13 | β = 0.05; R2 = 0% | [16] | 5.0 | |||
IIR-Pr | MQOL total | 3–4 mo F.U. | 0.42** | β = 0.31** | ||||||
 | IIR-Pr | MQOL total | 6–8 mo F.U. | 0.49** | β = 0.35** | |||||
 | IIR-Pr | MQOL total | 9–12 mo F.U. | 0.34* | β = 0.21 | |||||
 | IIR-Pr | MQOL total | 12–16 mo F.U. | 0.50** | β = 0.41***; R2 = 16 %*** | |||||
 | IIR-Pr |  | SEIQoL-DW index score |  | s*/nr |  | [13] | 5.5 | ||
Spirituality | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | [16] | 5.0 | ||
Existential well-being | SWBS6 - EWB | HRQoL | SIP total | Â | ns/nr | Â | [47] | 3.5 | ||
Religious well-being | SWBS6 - RWB | SIP total |  | −0.996** |  | |||||
Spiritual well-being | SWBS5 total | Global QoL | MQOL total | Â | 0.08 | Â | [16] | 5.0 | ||
 | SWBS5 total | MQOL total | 3–4 mo F.U. | 0.08 |  | |||||
 | SWBS5 total | MQOL total | 6–8 mo F.U. | 0.17 |  | |||||
 | SWBS5 total | MQOL total | 9–12 mo F.U. | −0.12 |  | |||||
 | SWBS5 total | MQOL total | 12–16 mo F.U. | 0.54** |  | |||||
Mindfulness | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Mindfulness | LMS | Global QoL | MQOL Single Item Score |  | nr | β = 0.06*** | [29] | 6.5 | ||
Mindfulness x time | LMS | MQOL Single Item Score | over 4 mo | nr | β = 0.009 | |||||
Coping | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Positive coping strategies | MNDCS1 | HRQoL | WHOQoL-BREF total |  | 0.46** | β = 0.35*** | [37] | 7.0 | ||
Distraction | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | 0.08P | −0.11M |  | [46] | 4.0 | ||
Active coping | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | −0.16P | 0.11M |  | ||||
Denial | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | −0.15P | 0.23M |  | ||||
Emotional support | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS | Â | 0.38P* | 0.10M | Â | ||||
Instrumental support | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | −0.31P | −0.02M |  | ||||
Disengagement | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS | Â | 0.16P | 0.33M | Â | ||||
Venting | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | −0.10P | −0.38*M |  | ||||
Positive reframing | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | −0.22P | 0.32M |  | ||||
Planning | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | −0.23P | 0.11M |  | ||||
Acceptance | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | −0.18P | 0.23M |  | ||||
Humor | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | −0.15P | 0.25M |  | ||||
Self-blame | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | 0.11P | −0.24M |  | ||||
Substance use | Brief COPE | SF-36 PCS/SF-36 MCS |  | 0.26P | −0.44*M |  | ||||
Problem management | MNDCS2 | Global QoL | SEIQoL index score |  |  | β = 0.44** | [36] | 6.0 | ||
Problem management | MNDCS2 |  | SEIQoL index score | 3-6 mo F.U. | nr | β = 0.42** | [30] | 6.0 | ||
Problem appraisal | MNDCS2 |  | SEIQoL index score |  | nr | β = 0.15 | [36] | 6.0 | ||
Emotion management | MNDCS2 |  | SEIQoL index score |  | nr | β = −0.26 | ||||
Emotional avoidance | MNDCS2 |  | SEIQoL index score |  | nr | β = 0.39* | ||||
Emotional avoidance | MNDCS2 |  | SEIQoL index score | 3–6 mo F.U. | nr | β = 0.28 | [30] | 6.0 | ||
Hopelessness | BHS | Global QoL | Single-item-question3 | Â | 0.43*** | s**/nr | [45] | 5.5 | ||
Perception of burden to others | ZBI - revised | Global QoL | Single-item-question3 | Â | 0.45*** | s*/nr | [45] | 5.5 | ||
Cognitive appraisal | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Appraisal total | Appraisal scale | Global QoL | SEIQoL index score |  | nr | R 2 = 2 % | [36] | 6.0 | ||
Primary appraisal | Appraisal scale | SEIQoL index score |  | nr | β = −0.004 | |||||
Appraisal of coping potential | Appraisal scale | SEIQoL index score |  | nr | β = 0.15 | |||||
PERSONALITY | Agreeableness | NEO-FFI | Global QoL | Single-item-question4 |  | nr | β = 1.88* | [27] | 4.0 | |
Agreeableness | NEO-FFI | HRQoL | HRCS |  | nr | β = 0.69* | ||||
Agreeableness x time | NEO-FFI | Global QoL | Single-item-question4 | over 12 mo | nr | β = −0.28* | ||||
Agreeableness x time | NEO-FFI | HRQoL | HRCS | over 12 mo | nr | β = −0.09* | ||||
Neuroticism | NEO-FFI | Global QoL | Single-item-question4 | Â | nr | ns/nr | ||||
Extraversion | NEO-FFI | Single-item-question4 | Â | nr | ns/nr | |||||
Openness | NEO-FFI | Single-item-question4 | Â | nr | ns/nr | |||||
Conscientiousness | NEO-FFI | Single-item-question4 | Â | nr | ns/nr |