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Psychological Resilience and Associated Factors in Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Marta Esteban Blanco1, Inmaculada Martinez de la Viuda2, Maria Gemma Rodriguez Chico2
1Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de León (IBIOLEÓN), León, Spain.
Cancer Reports (Hoboken, N.J.)
|January 2, 2026
Summary
Cancer patients
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Cancer is a leading global health issue, with treatments impacting patient quality of life.
- Understanding patient resilience is crucial for improving cancer care.
- Psychological and social factors significantly influence cancer patients' experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence and characteristics of resilience in cancer patients.
- To analyze how psychological and social factors affect disease perception.
- To identify predictors of resilience in individuals undergoing cancer treatment.
Main Methods:
- An analytical cross-sectional study involving 61 cancer patients.
- Assessed resilience (RS-14), anxiety/depression (HADS), and family functioning (Family Apgar).
- Utilized logistic regression to identify resilience predictors, adjusting for confounders.
Main Results:
- Family functioning (Family Apgar) was the sole significant predictor of resilience.
- Higher family functioning was paradoxically linked to lower resilience (OR=0.294, p=0.012).
- The predictive model for resilience demonstrated high accuracy (81.1% overall).
Conclusions:
- Social, clinical, and family factors significantly impact cancer patient resilience.
- Family functioning presents a complex, potentially contradictory role in resilience.
- Interdisciplinary, family-centered interventions are necessary to enhance resilience and quality of life.
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