Sociodemographic factors and health conditions associated with the resilience of people with chronic diseases: a cross sectional study.
to investigate the association between resilience and sociodemographic variables and the health of people with chronic kidney disease and / or type 2 diabetes mellitus.



a cross-sectional observational study performed with 603 people with chronic kidney disease and / or type 2 diabetes mellitus. A tool to collect socio-demographic and health data and the Resilience Scale developed by Connor and Davidson were applied. A descriptive and multivariate analysis was performed.



the study participants had on average 61 years old (SD= 13.2), with a stable union (52.24%), religion (96.7%), retired (49.09%), with primary education (65%) and income up to three minimum wages. Participants with kidney disease showed less resilience than people with diabetes.



the type of chronic illness, disease duration, body mass index and religious beliefs influenced the resilience of the study participants.
Doctoral Student, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Substitute Professor, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Julia Estela Willrich
JE
Böell
PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Denise Maria Guerreiro Vieira da
DM
Silva
PhD, Full Professor, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Kathleen Mary
KM
Hegadoren
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003710:Demography; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000523:psychology*; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors