Comparison and its impact on chronic social a systematic review diseases

Abstract

diseases are generally associated with low adherence to treatment, poor quality of life, morbidity, Chronic mortality. Although interpersonal processes such as social comparison influence treatment adherence, and research has been conducted with the Social Comparison Theory as a theoretical background. This little aimed to analyze the role that social comparison has on health behaviors related to chronic diseases. study the PRISMA methodology, we selected manuscripts published without any limit date. Our results Using that social comparison is associated with the psychological adjustment to chronic diseases, suggest on its characteristics. Future studies must address whether it is possible to design tailored depending based on the theory and what moderators improve the intervention´s effectiveness.