Resilience and Associated Factors among Mainland Chinese Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Resilience is the individual's ability to bounce back from trauma. It has been studied for some time in the U.S., but few studies in China have addressed this important construct. In mainland China, relatively little is known about the resilience of patients in clinical settings, especially among patients with breast cancer. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the level of resilience and identify predictors of resilience among mainland Chinese women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

Methods

A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 213 mainland Chinese women newly diagnosed with breast cancer between November 2014 and June 2015. Participants were assessed with the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS), Medical C

SUBMITTER: Wu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5148071 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature