Factors associated with resilience in spousal caregivers of patients with cancer: An integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To explore resilience and associated factors in spousal caregivers of patients with cancer.

Design

An integrative review.

Methods

This review used the standardized critical appraisal instruments developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute and was conducted by researching the electronic databases of Cochrane, CINAHL, ProQuest, Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, EBSCO and Google Scholar. The articles were published in English with full text from January 2010 to January 2020.

Results

According to data retrieval, 26 articles were finally selected. From this review, resilience was typically measured by using exact resilience scales (i.e. Connor-Davidson or Wagnild Resilience Scales) or using other variables to indicate either more positive psychological outcomes or le

SUBMITTER: Sun H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8363360 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature