Factors Influencing Resilience in Primary Brain Tumor Patients

Factors Influencing Resilience in Primary Brain Tumor Patients

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Shu-Yuan Liang
College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan

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Objective: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the factors influencing resilience in primary brain tumor patients in Taiwan. Methods: A total of 95 participants completed the cross-sectional survey. All of the participants had undergone surgical, chemotherapy, or radiotherapy treatments for their brain tumors at least one month prior to data collection. The instruments that were used in data collection included the Resilience Scale (RS), a baseline characteristics datasheet, and the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) scale. Result: KPS score correlated significantly and positively with resilience (r = .49, p < .01). Moreover, financial means (t = 3.31, p < .01), mode of tumor treatment (t = 2.10, p < .05), and tumor recurrence status (t = -2.03, p < .05) were found to be significant predictors of resilience, accounting for 11% (R2 inc= .11, p< 0.01), 5% (R2 inc= .05, p< 0.05), and 12% (R2 inc= .12, p< 0.001) of the total variance, respectively. Conclusion: Health professionals may use the findings of the present study to assess the relevant baseline characteristics and physical abilities of their patients in order to better identify the presence of significant protective or risk factors for resilience.

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Research Article
Publication history
Received: Thu 14, Jun 2018
Accepted: Fri 29, Jun 2018
Published: Mon 16, Jul 2018
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© 2023 Shu-Yuan Liang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.COR.2018.02.003