Resilience among parents whose child died of cancer - investigating its role on psychological distress and prolonged grief disorder: results from a cross-sectional survey in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The death of a child profoundly impacts parents, often leading to anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress. However, factors such as resilience-defined as the capacity to adapt to adversity-are less explored. Resilience may mitigate grief-related distress. This study aimed to: (a) describe and compare resilience levels between bereaved parents and parents of childhood cancer survivors (CCS parents), (b) identify sociodemographic and cancer-related determinants of resilience among bereaved parents, and (c) investigate resilience's association with psychological distress and prolonged grief disorder.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study done in Switzerland. Bereaved parents were recruited from three hospitals and through patient advocacy groups. CCS parent

SUBMITTER: Raguindin PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12323101 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature