Resilience in Informal Caregivers of Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancer: A Content Analysis Study
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Background: Resilience is a multidimensional concept that explains why some individuals who face adversity, stress, and health‑threatening factors are able to adapt and achieve positive outcomes. This study aims to “explain the experience of resilience in informal caregivers of patients with Gastrointestinal cancer.”
Materials and Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using the conventional content analysis method. Data were collected through semi‑structured interviews between March and September 2023. The participants included 11 informal caregivers of patients with Gastrointestinal cancer, selected through purposive sampling. Data analysis followed the three‑step method proposed by Elo and Kyngäs.
Results: The data analysis revealed five main themes, including emotional self‑regulation, care competency, spiritual health, social intelligence, and flourishing.
Conclusions: Informal caregivers, when faced with the caregiving experience, endure and grow through hardships by possessing traits such as optimism, hopefulness, and acceptance, and skills like problem‑solving and relationship management.
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