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

Abigail A Poe; David E Vance; Patricia A Patrician; Tracey K Dick; Frank Puga

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2023.06.015

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

Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2023 Aug:45:143-151. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2023.06.015. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

Authors

Abigail A Poe¹, David E Vance², Patricia A Patrician², Tracey K Dick², Frank Puga²

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA. Electronic address: poea@uab.edu.
² School of Nursing, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.

PMID: 37544690
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnu.2023.06.015

Abstract

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. The results from this concept analysis provide the foundation for the development of resilience-based interventions to support the well-being of dementia family caregivers.

Keywords: Concept analysis; Dementia caregiver; Mental health; Resilience.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adaptation, Psychological
Caregivers* / psychology
Dementia* / psychology
Humans
Mental Health
Stress, Psychological / psychology