Resilience in Families of Husbands with Prostate Cancer

Factors associated with family resilience during pregnancy among inner-city women

“…The strongest association was found with interpersonal support; women with low interpersonal support were 6 times more likely to have low family resilience. While this result is consistent with other family resilience studies which emphasize the importance of support (Chen and Clark, 2010;Greeff and Du Toit, 2009;Greeff and Thiel, 2012;West et al, 2012), the majority of these studies examined interfamilial and community supports, while this study examines a woman's individual perception of interpersonal support.…”

“…Several protective factors were identified in a study examining resilience in families dealing with prostate cancer. Interfamilial support, spirituality and the ability to problem solve were all found to be important factors in resilience (Greeff and Thiel, 2012). The impact of chronic stress on family resilience has also been examined.…”

“…The second wave of resilience research focused on how individuals, families and communities were able to translate protective factors into positive outcomes, and conceptualized resilience as a process (Richardson, 2002). Some studies included a comparison of the perspectives of two or more family members about family resilience (Greeff and Thiel, 2012), while others examined a single individual's perspective about their family resilience. (Fenning and Baker, 2012).…”

Resilience in Families Caring for a Family Member Diagnosed with Dementia

“…The families in these studies relied on their internal strengths to help them through difficult situations. They were described as flexible and open to change, innovative and proactive when faced with new experiences, accepting, respectful, loving, and supportive towards one another, and willing to work together as a unit to overcome their problems (Greeff & Thiel, 2012;Greeff, Van Steenwegen & Ide, 2006;Greeff & Wentworth, 2009;Jonker & Greeff, 2009;McCubbin & McCubbin, 1988;Preece & Sandberg, 2005). The results also showed that families making use of passive appraisal as a coping strategy were better able to deal with the emotional hardships of caring for a chronically ill loved one.…”

The Relationship Between Family Resilience and Aging Successfully

“…Furthermore, qualitative findings have highlighted spirituality and religious beliefs as an important internal coping resource in families of husbands diagnosed with prostate cancer (Greeff & Thiel, 2012). Importantly, as it relates to an aging population that frequently experiences various losses, in a study of 39 families who had been identified as losing a parent 77 percent of the participant's indicated religion and spirituality as an important coping factor to their loss (Greeff & Human, 2004).…”