Resilience in the Face of Cancer: On the Importance of Defining and Studying Resilience as a Dynamic Process of Adaptation
Abstract
:1. Resilience in the Face of Cancer
2. The Potential of Resilience Research
3. Defining Resilience as a Dynamic Process
4. Informing Clinical Practice
5. Studying Resilience as a Dynamic Process
5.1. Qualitative Approach
5.2. Longitudinal Designs
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Review | Type of Review (Population) | Study Design | Questionnaire | Resilience Operationalized in Terms of Pre- and Post-Adversity Assessments of Mental Health |
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Eicher et al. (2015) [9] | Integrative literature review (mixed cancer) | Longitudinal (n = 4) Cross-sectional (n = 7) | Resilience (n = 11) | 0/11 |
Lee et al. (2019) [13] | Scoping review (Korean, mixed cancer) | Pre-post intervention (n = 3) Cross-sectional (n = 14) | Resilience (n = 17) | 0/17 |
Aizpurua-Perez et al. (2020) [14] | Systematic review (breast cancer) | Longitudinal (n = 1) Cross-sectional (n = 38) | Resilience (n = 39) | 0/39 |
Sihvola et al. (2022) [12] | Systematic review (colorectal cancer) | RCT (n = 1) cross-sectional (n = 10) | Resilience (n = 11) | 0/11 |
George et al. (2023) [11] * | Scoping literature review (mixed cancer) | Longitudinal (n = 17) (R)CT ** (n = 4) Pre-post intervention (n = 2) Qualitative (n = 3) | Resilience (n = 5) Mental health (n = 21) | 7/26 |
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Schellekens, M.P.J.; Zwanenburg, L.C.; van der Lee, M.L. Resilience in the Face of Cancer: On the Importance of Defining and Studying Resilience as a Dynamic Process of Adaptation. Curr. Oncol. 2024, 31, 4003-4014. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31070297
Schellekens MPJ, Zwanenburg LC, van der Lee ML. Resilience in the Face of Cancer: On the Importance of Defining and Studying Resilience as a Dynamic Process of Adaptation. Current Oncology. 2024; 31(7):4003-4014. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31070297
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchellekens, Melanie P. J., Laura C. Zwanenburg, and Marije L. van der Lee. 2024. "Resilience in the Face of Cancer: On the Importance of Defining and Studying Resilience as a Dynamic Process of Adaptation" Current Oncology 31, no. 7: 4003-4014. https://doi.org/10.3390/curroncol31070297