A Systematic Review of the Recent Quality of Life Studies in Adult Extremity Sarcoma Survivors

Table 7

Summary of personality characteristics.

Reference	Personality proxy measure	Correlation with outcomes
Schreiber et al. 2006 [22]	Optimism (LOT)	Optimism significantly negatively correlated with poor physical function but no significant association found with QoL
Thijssens et al. 2006 [23]	(i) Locus of control; (ii) Satisfaction with treatment	(i) “Perception of having less involvement in decision making process for treatment” significantly associated with psychological distress; (ii) Patients who had outcomes consonant with preoperative expectations reported more satisfaction postoperatively; (iii) Dissatisfaction with treatment was associated with psychological distress
Davidge et al. 2009 [26]	(i) Optimism (LOT); (ii) Expectations of outcome	(i) Optimism predictive of good functional and QoL outcomes; (ii) Pessimism associated with having uncertain expectations regarding recovery following surgery