Resilience in the context of dementia family caregiver mental health: A concept analysis

Resilience has been identified as a key concept for dementia family caregiver mental health; however, the concept is not well defined. A concept analysis examining dementia caregiver resilience was conducted using Rodger's Evolutionary Method. The aim of this concept analysis was to describe the historical perspective, attributes, antecedents, and consequences of resilience as it relates to dementia caregiver mental health. Key attributes of dementia caregiver resilience were acceptance, coping strategies, social support, self-appraisal, and spirituality.
Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research