Psychosocial Predictors of Resilience in Turkish Parents of Children with Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study

Aim: This cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the predictive effect of hope, uncertainty, and perceived social support on resilience in Turkish parents of children with cancer. Material and Methods: The sample of the study consisted of parents of children who were followed up with a diagnosis of cancer. The study was performed between May 2023 and Jan 2024. Spearman’s correlation analysis, univariate, and multiple linear regression analysis were used to evaluate the data. Results: The mean age of the parents was 37.19 ± 6.35 years, and 67.7% of participants were mothers. The mean age of the children was 8.73 ± 4.79 years, and the diagnosis of most of them was acute lymphoblastic leukemia (38.7%). Psychological resilience in parents was moderately and positively associated with hope (r = .523 p =