Assessment of the resilience of people with chronic conditions and their caregivers

Objective: to evaluate the resilience of people with chronic diseases and their caregivers. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study, conducted with 98 patients and family members, in the participant's residence. Data collection occurred through semi-structured interviews and the Young resilience scale. Descriptive statistics were performed, as well as the chi-square and Fisher's exact test adopting pvalue <0.05 as significant. The results are presented in tables. Results: of the 98 participants, 26.53% are caregivers and 73.47%, patients. The average resilience scale score were 143.90 points (±15.98) and median of 145.00 points, with a minimum score of 53 and a maximum of 171, considering the maximum possible scale score of 175 points. Conclusion: prevalence of caregivers aged less than 60 years, females and with incomplete elementary education. The patients presented higher minimum resilience scale scores, proving to be more resilient than their caregivers.