Psychological Resilience

Background: Most cancer patients' families suffer from maladaptation which increases family distress and caregiving burden. This study was conducted to explore the relationship between these maladaptation indicators, and the sense of coherence (SOC) of family caregivers alongside other family resilience determines among family caregivers of cancer patients. Methods: A total of 104 family caregivers of cancer patients were included in this cross-sectional study.

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.