The Association Between Resilience and Mental Health in the Somatically Ill

Färber, Francesca; Rosendahl, Jenny

doi:10.3238/arztebl.2018.0621

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“…Meta-analyses of the association between resilience and mental health as an indicator of positive adaption to stress have shown strong associations between trait resilience and mental health. [17][18][19] In a review of 60 studies including children and adolescents as well as adults, trait resilience measured with various scales was negatively correlated to depression, anxiety and negative affect and positively correlated to life satisfaction and positive affect. 17 This research confirmed the findings of a prior review including 33 studies using the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale 20 and the Resilience Scale 10 to measure trait resilience.…”

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“…10 Considering 55 studies, a significant positive correlation (r = 0.43; 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.39; 0.48]) between resilience and various indicators of mental health was found. 19 In older people evidence on the relation between resilience and mental health has been summarized in another meta-analytic review. Across seven included studies, a moderate inverse correlation between resilience and depression in older adults was found (r = À0.35; 95% CI [À0.41; À0.28]).…”

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Trait resilience and mental health in older adults: A meta‐analytic review

Färber

Rosendahl

2020

Personality & Mental Health

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Objectives-This study aims to systematically review research on the association between resilience as a personality trait and mental health in older adults and to meta-analytically quantify this relation. Methods-We included studies assessing older adults (mean age 60 years or older), measuring trait resilience with a version of the Resilience Scale (RS) by Wagnild and Young and mental health. We conducted a comprehensive search in Medline, Web of Science, PsycInfo, PubPsych, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Full Text database and the theses database of the German National Library for eligible studies. Study data on associations between resilience and mental health were aggregated using a random-effects model. Results-Twenty-seven studies with 13 444 participants were included. Trait resilience and mental health were strongly interrelated (r = 0.40, 95% CI [0.36; 0.44]) with substantial heterogeneity (I 2 = 83%). Published studies revealed larger associations between resilience and mental health (r = 0.41 [0.37; 0.45]) than unpublished studies (r = 0.25 [0.11; 0.38]). Conclusions-Higher levels of resilience are associated with better mental health in older persons. Because associations were solely assessed cross-sectionally, longitudinal studies are highly needed to draw causal inferences.

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Trait resilience and mental health in older adults: A meta‐analytic review

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Rosendahl

2020

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“…Available evidence shows that adults with haemophilia face many challenges linked to their disease, including difficulty to control bleeding episodes, 11 deterioration of joints, 12 arthritic pain, 13 physical disability, 14 emotional turmoil, 15 social issues, 16 financial problems 17 and treatment‐related issues, 18 all of which also affects relationships in their families 19 . Traumatic experiences, chronic stress and health complications can lead to the development of mental disorders 20 …”

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Social support and resilience in persons with severe haemophilia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

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This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. AbstractIntroduction: Haemophilia is a hereditary haemorrhagic disorder characterized by deficiency or dysfunction of coagulation factors. Recurrent joint and muscle bleeds lead to progressive musculoskeletal damage. Haemophilia affects patients physically but also socially and psychologically. Traumatic experiences, chronic stress and illnesses can lead to mental disorders, but many persons with haemophilia maintain a highly positive outlook. Aim:To explore qualitatively which coping mechanisms persons with haemophilia use and in what way they help them to live with their diagnosis. Methods:We recruited five adults with haemophilia and conducted semi-structured face-to-face interviews. Transcripts were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Results:Two core themes emerged from the analysis: social support as an external factor and resilience as an internal factor of coping with the disease. Persons with haemophilia usually need help with health-related complications, and this affects the social support they require. Their wider support network tends to involve family and friends but also healthcare professionals and other specialists. This network provides practical help but also functions as an important psychological protective factor. An unexpected finding was that persons with haemophilia want not only to receive support but are also keen to offer support to others. Conclusion: These findings can help identify persons who provide most support to people suffering from haemophilia. Haemophilic centres should include in their teams psychologists and social workers and offer individual and group therapy to their clients, group meetings for friends and families of persons with haemophilia, provide learning resources to teachers aiming to incorporate children with haemophilia in their peer group, and organize Balint groups for physicians, psychologists and other healthcare professionals. K E Y W O R D S group therapy, haemophilia, individual therapy, resilience, social support | e75 RATAJOVÁ eT Al.

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“…B. in einer Selbsthilfegruppefördert die Resilienz. Und einer Übersichtsarbeit von Färber und Rosendahl zufolge geht eine gut ausgeprägte Resilienz, d. h. eine psychische Widerstandskraft, bei Menschen mit gesundheitlichen Beeinträchtigungen mit einer besseren psychischen Gesundheit einher[71]. Im Abschnitt "Selbstmanagement" werden diese Aspekte ausführlich erläutert.…”

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Lipoedema – myths and facts, Part 5

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Corda³

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The four previous articles in this series addressed the myths and facts surrounding lipoedema. We have shown that there is no scientific evidence at all for the key statements made about lipoedema – which are published time and time again. The main result of this “misunderstanding” of lipoedema is a therapeutic concept that misses the mark. The patient’s real problems are overlooked.The national and especially the international response to the series, which can be read in both German and English, has been immense and has exceeded all our expectations. The numerous reactions to our articles make it clear that in other countries, too, the fallacies regarding lipoedema have led to an increasing discrepancy between the experience of healthcare workers and the perspective of patients and self-help groups, based on misinformation mostly generated by the medical profession.Parts 1 to 4 in this series of articles on the myths surrounding lipoedema have made it clear that we have to radically change the view of lipoedema that has been held for decades. Changing our perspective means getting away from the idea of “oedema in lipoedema” – and hence away from the dogma that decongestion is absolutely necessary – and towards the actual problems faced by our patients with lipoedema. Such a paradigm shift in a disease that has been described in the same way for decades cannot be left to individuals but must be put on a much broader footing. For this reason, the lead author of this series of articles invited renowned lipoedema experts from various European countries to discussions on the subject. Experts from seven different countries took part in the two European Lipoedema Forums, with the goal of establishing a consensus. The consensus reflects the experts’ shared view on the disease, having scrutinized the available literature, and having taken into account the many years of clinical practice with this particular patient group. Appropriate to the clinical complexity of lipoedema, participants from different specialties provided an interdisciplinary approach. Nearly all of the participants in the European Lipoedema Forum had already published work on lipoedema, had been involved in drawing up their national lipoedema guidelines, or were on the executive board of their respective specialty society.In this fifth and final part of our series on lipoedema, we will summarise the relevant findings of this consensus, emphasising the treatment of lipoedema as we now recommend it. As the next step, the actual consensus paper “European Best Practice of Lipoedema” will be issued as an international publication.Instead of looking at the treatment of oedema, the consensus paper will focus on treatment of the soft tissue pain, as well as the psychological vulnerability of patients with lipoedema. The relationship between pain perception and the patient’s mental health is recognised and dealt with specifically. The consensus also addresses the problem of self-acceptance, and this plays a prominent role in the new therapeutic concept. The treatment of obesity provides a further pillar of treatment. Obesity is recognised as being the most common comorbid condition by far and an important trigger of lipoedema. Bariatric surgery should therefore also be considered for patients with lipoedema who are morbidly obese. The expert group upgraded the importance of compression therapy and appropriate physical activity, as the demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects directly improve the patients’ symptoms. Patients will be provided with tools for personalised self-management in order to sustain sucessful treatment. Should conservative therapy fail to improve the symptoms, liposuction may be considered in strictly defined circumstances.The change in the view of lipoedema that we describe here brings the patients’ actual symptoms to the forefront. This approach allows us to focus on more comprehensive treatment that is not only more effective but also more sustainable than focusing on the removal of non-existent oedema.

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The Association Between Resilience and Mental Health in the Somatically Ill

Cited by 73 publications

References 133 publications

Trait resilience and mental health in older adults: A meta‐analytic review

Trait resilience and mental health in older adults: A meta‐analytic review

Social support and resilience in persons with severe haemophilia: An interpretative phenomenological analysis

Lipoedema – myths and facts, Part 5

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