The associations between resilience and socio-demographic factors in parents who care for their children with congenital heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the resilience of parents of children with congenital heart disease and to investigate socio-demographic factors that may influence parents' resilience.

Methods

This is a web-based survey study using a cross-sectional design. A purposive sampling method was utilized to recruit 515 parents who care for children with congenital heart disease. Resilience was assessed using the Dispositional Resilience Scale-Ⅱ. Based on expert-interviews, a questionnaire was designed to collect socio-demographic data. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and linear regressions were used to analyze data.

Results

A total of 413 parents completed the survey study. The mean resilience score was 3.75 (SD = 0.61; range = 1.89-4.89) with higher scores indicating h

SUBMITTER: Delaney AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9304995 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature