Promoting resilience is an aspect of psychosocial care that affects patients and whole-family well being. There is little consensus about how to define or promote resilience during and after pediatric cancer. The aim of this study were (1) to review the resilience literature in the pediatric cancer setting; (2) to ascertain caregiver reported perceptions of resilience; and (3) to develop an integrative model of fixed and mutable factors of resilience amongst family members, with the aim of promoting better study and promotion of resilience amongst bereaved families. Eighteen bereaved parents and family members took part, and interviews took place with each family. After coding for thematic analysis, an integrative comprehensive framework was then developed. Once validated, the proposed framework can serve as a model for clinicians and also facilitate the development of interventions aimed at promoting resilience in family members.
Rosenbery, A., Scott-Baker, K,. Lyrjala, K. L., Back, A. L. & Wolfe, J. 2013. Promoting resilience among parents and caregivers of children with cancer. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 16 (6) p 645-652.
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