Resilience among parents whose child died of cancer – investigating its role on psychological distress and prolonged grief disorder: results from a cross-sectional survey in Switzerland
Bereaved parents exhibited higher resilience than CCS parents. Resilience in bereaved parents was strongly associated with reduced psychological distress and lower likelihood of having prolonged grief disorder. Targeting modifiable factors such as poverty may enhance resilience and thereby help to improve mental health outcomes for bereaved parents.
Authors
- Peter Francis Raguindin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9716-4746)
- André O. von Bueren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4197-6264)
- C.T. Bolliger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8406-863X)
- Gisela Michel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9589-0928)
- Katrin Scheinemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3578-7152)
- Eddy Carolina Pedraza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4893-3446)
- Eva Bergsträßer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0340-1868)
- Eva De Clercq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7835-9553)
- Eva Maria Tinner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5843-8097)
- Anna Katharina Vokinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7307-2502)
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- University of Lucerne (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- University Children's Hospital Zurich (CH)
- Ostschweizer Kinderspital (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Palliative Care
- Published
- 2025-08-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-025-01854-8
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.92
Funders
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Swiss Cancer Research Foundation