The Impact of Hope and Resilience on Multiple Factors in Neurosurgical Patients

Duggal, D.P.M. Harpreet S.; Sacks-Zimmerman, Amanda; Liberta, Taylor

doi:10.7759/cureus.849

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“…Hope is described as an optimistic attitude of mind based on an expectation of positive outcomes. Studies have found that hope is positively correlated with life satisfaction and serves as a buffer against the impact of negative and stressful life events [25]. It has been discovered in studies that family members can help induce hope in severely ill patients, and that this alone can help the affected patient to push on and get better [26].…”

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“…This can be applied to the patients in this study as well, both that they had a deep sense that things will get better, but also that they realized that their friends and family wanted them to get better and wanted them to lose su cient weight to get on the transplant list. It is clear that hope is important and necessary to overcome di culties in life [25].…”

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Losing Weight; The Experience of Patients With End Stage Kidney Disease: A Qualitative Study

Freeman

Konradsen

Lindhard

et al. 2021

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Background: Patients with end-stage kidney disease need renal replacement therapy to ensure survival. Kidney transplant is superior to dialysis due to better survival. Patients with obesity cannot be approved for kidney transplant until they lose sufficient weight. Obesity may complicate the surgical procedure, and the risk of graft loss increases with increasing body mass index. Attaining appropriate weight loss is often a hindrance for transplantation for the patient with obesity, and further knowledge of minds, thoughts and attitudes are necessary to better help these patients to lose weight.Methods: Semi-structured interviews with patients who needed to lose weight to be approved to the kidney transplant list at a Danish hospital, were recorded and transcribed. From patients’ responses, we identified descriptive categories using a phenomenological approach. Factors affecting outcomes were derived reflexively from these categories.Results: Ten interviews were analyzed. Experiences of obesity and weight-loss attempts were described across 4 categories; (i) Restrictions and exhaustion, (ii) Hope and hopelessness, (iii) Support and self-discipline, and (iv) Motivation based on severity.Conclusions: Patients with obesity that hinders kidney transplantation need additional help with the dietary restrictions that follow a kidney disease. They need bridging between a kidney-friendly diet and a sustainable diet that will ensure weight-loss. These patients also express how they do not want to be alone in their weight-loss battle. They are looking for help, camaraderie and support to obtain weight-loss.

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Losing Weight; The Experience of Patients With End Stage Kidney Disease: A Qualitative Study

Freeman

Konradsen

Lindhard

et al. 2021

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“…In explaining this nding, it can be said that due to the fact that abortion due to fetal malformation is one of the factors threatening the physical and mental health of women, causes them to endure a lot of stress, sadness and grief and suffer in effective adjustment and coping. The researches have consistently shown that people with positive resilience-related traits are able to manage and overcome the unfortunate problems of life (47) so by increasing women's support and awareness of abnormal fetuses, and screening and diagnostic methods, post-abortion care, contraceptive methods, and resilience skills education, it may lead to reduced stress and increased quality of life associated with improving their resilience, which is effective on both their mental health and the process of physical recovery and helps for the preparation for repregnancy. In the meantime, social network education is one of the best strategies that can increase the level of awareness of women and provide them with the necessary information.…”

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Resilience and Coping Strategy after Abortion due to Fetal Malformation: A Web-Based Randomized Controlled Intervention

Zarei¹,

Kheirkhah²,

Azadi³

et al. 2020

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Background: Today, due to the development of advanced fetal screening techniques, termination for fetal abnormalities has increased, and has caused significant grief for women which can lead to long-term mental disorders. Self-help intervention with web guide may help provide appropriate education and counseling to women. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of social network education on resilience and coping strategies of women abortion due to fetal malformation.Methods: This clinical trial studied two groups of 100 qualified pregnant women with abnormal fetuses who referred to Tehran Forensic Medicine Center. Randomly assigned into a randomized blocks list as two intervention group and routine group. Sampling was done by random allocation method by Excel software and blinding in the statistical analysis stage and was done as single-blind. The intervention in the experimental group was done as education through mobile social software (Soroush) and for 6 weeks and three times a week. The control group received routine care and after the second test, the content of the network education was also given to them. Resilience and coping strategies were evaluated before, immediately and three months after the intervention using the Persian version of Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-2003) and coping strategies (COPE-1989), respectively. Analysis of variance with repeated measures of ANOVA was used for statistical analysis.Results: The mean resilience score in both control and test groups increased significantly (P<0.001) which can indicate the effect of time, but the study of the effect of group over time indicated that in the resilience variable there was a significant difference between the two groups (P<0.001). The simultaneous effect and group on the resilience variable was significant (p<0.001) and the mean variation of resilience score in the intervention group was significantly higher than the control group (p<0.001). The mean score of problem-focused coping strategies in the experimental group increased significantly during 12 weeks (p<0.001) but no significant difference was observed in the control group (p=0.218). Regarding the emotion-focused strategy, a significant decrease was observed in the experimental group (p<0.001) but in the control group there was a significant increase (P=0.001). There was a significant decrease in the avoidance strategy in the experimental group (p<0.001); there was no significant changes in the control group (p=0.066) and the simultaneous effect of group and time in all coping strategies was significant (P<0.001).Conclusion: Social network education leads to enhanced resilience and greater use of problem-focused coping strategies in women after abortion due to fetal malformation and is effective on improving women’s health by reducing emotion-focused and avoidance-focused coping strategies. Low cost and fast access to virtual mobile networks allow women to access educational content after abortion due to fetal malformation.Registration in clinical trial: it is registered in the Thai Clinical Trial Registry (TCTR) under the number TCTR20200519001.CONSORT : This study follows the CONSORT guidelines.

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“…In those previously diagnosed with a condition, the ability to adhere to prescribed health behaviors or regimes are key in experiencing positive changes or maintaining well-being in the face of chronic illness (Osterberg and Blaschke, 2005). Additionally, the maintenance of positive outlook is key in fostering resilience and well-being despite adversities, such as impending surgery or chronic illness (Duggal et al., 2016). Finally, the availability of social support has been linked to lower rates of morbidity and mortality, and thus has been suggested to buffer against detrimental health outcomes throughout the lifespan (Uchino, 2006).…”

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Validation and psychometrics for the Health Skills Profile

Shi¹,

Rajpal²,

Kostoff³

2019

Heliyon

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IntroductionFew measures can comprehensively explore the extent to which individuals are able to effectively identify areas of concern, create a personalized health action plan and target these areas for improvement. Thus, the aim of this paper was to validate the Health Skills Profile (HSP©) as a measure for assessing health-related skills and explore the relationship between the HSP skills with existing validated measures.MethodParticipants completed a battery of self-report measures (including validated measures and visual analogue scales [VAS] that relate to each of the health-related skills) and the HSP measure online.ResultsWe explored the association between each skill within the HSP with their corresponding validated measure. We found a significant positive relationship between the HSP skills and the validated measures. Further, we found a significant positive relationship between the HSP skills and the corresponding VAS.ConclusionThese findings suggest that the HSP can be combined with other assessment data to develop more complete personalized profiles of individual and organizational health and health behaviors.

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The Impact of Hope and Resilience on Multiple Factors in Neurosurgical Patients

Cited by 39 publications

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Losing Weight; The Experience of Patients With End Stage Kidney Disease: A Qualitative Study

Losing Weight; The Experience of Patients With End Stage Kidney Disease: A Qualitative Study

Resilience and Coping Strategy after Abortion due to Fetal Malformation: A Web-Based Randomized Controlled Intervention

Validation and psychometrics for the Health Skills Profile

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