PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Halili, Xirongguli
AU  - Wang, Li
AU  - Wang, Shuyi
AU  - Liu, Ke
AU  - Chen, Qirong
AU  - Liu, Minhui
TI  - Strengths-based interventions for patients with chronic diseases and/or caregivers: a systematic review protocol
AID  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093401
DP  - 2025 May 01
TA  - BMJ Open
PG  - e093401
VI  - 15
IP  - 5
4099  - http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5/e093401.short
4100  - http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/5/e093401.full
SO  - BMJ Open2025 May 01; 15
AB  - Background Strengths-based interventions have great potential among individuals living with chronic illnesses, helping to improve patient outcomes and address the rapidly increasing burden of chronic diseases. The main objective of this systematic review is to synthesise the evidence on strengths-based interventions for patients with chronic diseases and/or caregivers.Methods and analysis Seven databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, EMBASE, PsycINFO and SCOPUS, will be searched. The literature screening and data extraction will be conducted independently by two researchers. A third researcher will be involved when a consensus is needed. The quality and risk of bias in the included studies will be assessed by using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool. The systematic review protocol will be reported according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocol checklists.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required. The findings of the systematic review will be disseminated in a conference and a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42024570495.