Family resilience and demoralization in decompensated cirrhosis: parallel mediation of psychological resilience and social support.

ABSTRACT: This study aims to understand the relationship between psychological resilience and social support in family resilience and demoralization syndrome (DS) in decompensated cirrhotic patients and verify whether there is a parallel mediation effect. A cross-sectional design was adopted, and a questionnaire was administered to 260 patients with decompensated cirrhosis in Jinan, Shandong Province, China. The Mandarin Version of the Demoralization Scale (DS-MV) was used to assess DS. Spearman's correlation was used to analyze the relationship between family resilience, DS, psychological resilience, and social support, and predictors of DS were explored using multiple linear regression. Parallel mediation effect analysis was performed using a bootstrap test. The proportion of patients with severe

SUBMITTER: Gao H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12355604 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature