Investigating the Role of Therapeutic Relationships in Adaptation to Chronic Disease: a systematic review of literature

Accompanying chronic patients to caregiving is one of the major challenges in these patients because this process is complicated and affected by various factors, especially underlying conditions. One of the factors that can lead to continuity in these patients is the establishment of a therapeutic relationship between the patient and the treatment staff. Given the lack of a comprehensive study registered in Iranian study banks, the purpose of the present study is to summarize recent studies on the role of the therapeutic relationship in coping with chronic disease: a systematic review of research literature. The present study is a descriptive review and is a systematic review study according to the method of implementation. Searching for research history using the following electronic databases including google scholar, PubMed, Proquest, Ovid, ScienceDirect, SID scientific databases using English keywords Therapeutic Relationships, Adaptation, Chronic Disease and Persian words Therapeutic Relationship, Adaptation, Chronic Disease since 2016 Up to 2020 were collected. Results were qualitatively reported. After searching and evaluating the studies, the final analysis was performed on 20 articles. In these studies, a significant relationship between therapeutic relevance in adjustment with various chronic diseases has been reported. These articles have identified therapeutic relevance as an important factor in adherence to treatment and enhancing the quality of life in these patients, although prospective analytical studies with the control of confounding variables are needed to clarify this relationship.