Analytical Review of Resilience for Preventive Mental Health Nursing

Im, Sook Bin; Oh, Hee Young; Park, Young Im; Lee, Eun Hyun; Lee, Sook

doi:2002.11.3.304

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 11(3); 2002 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2002;11(3):304-315.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2002.11.3.304 Published online September 30, 2002.

Analytical Review of Resilience for Preventive Mental Health Nursing

Sook Bin Im¹, Hee Young Oh¹, Young Im Park², Eun Hyun Lee³, Sook Lee⁴

¹Department of Nursing, Eulji University School of Medicine
²Department of Nursing, College of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon University
³Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health. Aiou University
⁴Department of Nursing, College of Medicine. Dankook University

Abstract

Resilience is a relevant concept to nurses because of its implication for nursing and health. Some individuals remain healthy and even become resilient when faced with multiple adverse life events. Nursing is concerned with individuals in the process of moving through adverse life events toward higher level of well-being. The purpose of this article was to enhance understanding of the concept of resilience so nurses can apply this concept in nursing practice and research. This article presented review and syntheses of selected journal publications on resilience that have appeared on Medline. This article described the concept of resilience, explored models of resilience disclosed in the literature, identifies factors that influence resilience, examines the attributes of resilience, and reviews the previous researches. Nursing implications and future research were discussed. Conclusions were made for nurses to foster individual’s resilience.

Key Words: Preventive mental health nursing; Resilience