Interpersonal psychological factors and asthma outcomes in romantic relationships: a systematic review.

Objective: In adults with asthma, intrapersonal psychological factors are important in asthma outcomes; however, the role of interpersonal factors, particularly within romantic relationships, remains unclear. This study aimed to systematically review the research involving couples and focusing on th...

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Publicado en:Psychology & Health Vol. 41; no. 9; pp. 1378 - 1401
Autores principales: Wei, Liuyu, Band, Rebecca, Varkonyi-Sepp, Judit, Millar, Amelie, Ainsworth, Ben
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2026
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          Wei, Liuyu
          Band, Rebecca
          Varkonyi-Sepp, Judit
          Millar, Amelie
          Ainsworth, Ben
        affil: School of Psychology, Faculty of Environment and Life Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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          Interpersonal Relations
          Significant Other Psychosocial Factors
          Asthma Psychosocial Factors
          Outcomes (Health Care)
          Human
          Systematic Review
          Psycinfo
          CINAHL Database
          Medline
          Embase
          Health Status
          Quality of Life
          Health Resource Utilization
          Psychological Distress
          Self-Management
          Severity of Illness
          Marital Satisfaction
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          Adult
          Adult: 19-44 years
      ab: Objective: In adults with asthma, intrapersonal psychological factors are important in asthma outcomes; however, the role of interpersonal factors, particularly within romantic relationships, remains unclear. This study aimed to systematically review the research involving couples and focusing on the associations of asthma outcomes with interpersonal factors (particularly partners' responses to asthma and dyadic factors). Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted across databases of PsycINFO, CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science. Manual searching was also conducted by screening the reference lists and citations. All results were narratively synthesised. Results: Seven studies (N = 680 dyads) were included in the review. The evidence suggests that: (1) Better patient outcomes (better physical health and asthma quality of life and lower healthcare use) were associated with partners' lower psychological distress and partners' perceptions of better patient asthma self-management; (2) Asthma symptom severity was positively associated with dyadic factors (better marital functioning and higher relationship satisfaction). Conclusions: This review highlighted that interpersonal factors are important for asthma outcomes in adults with asthma, noting that these factors remain understudied. Future research is needed to adopt a dyadic approach and investigate other interpersonal factors, such as partners' cognitive appraisals of the illness and behavioural responses.
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