title: [Elder resilience: a concept analysis].
abstract: Resilience as a social culture adaptation skill is a concept created by a combination of culture-based protection and risk factors influenced by individual, family and society variables. When encountering life event stresses, elder resilience helps the elderly achieve positive adaptation processes and results using personal character and support systems. This study used concept analysis strategies (Walker & Avant, 2005) to define the concept of elder resilience and typical, borderline and contradictory models to define the attributes of self-efficacy, hope and expectation, flexibility, sense of humor, and positive relationships / social support. We identified antecedent and consequence factors of elder resilience and evaluated three empirical measurement tools. Concept analysis results are hoped to benefit clinical practice and further research. Healthcare provider should further develop a positive healthcare philosophy and intervention approaches in order to assist the elderly with successful aging and positive adaptation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Yuan Pei University, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: Hsiu-Yu
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Ya-Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Wen-Yu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D055500:Resilience, Psychological