Background 

Transitioning from treatment to survivorship engenders several challenges that cancer survivors must learn to manage. These challenges are commonly associated with struggling to manage reentry into postcancer life. Thus, balance is restored after cancer, and postcancer experiences should be considered along with all previous life experiences. This balancing process surrounding cancer causes some cancer survivors’ life to deteriorate, whereas other cancer survivors begin a psychological resilience process.

Objective 

The aim of this study was to investigate the way that psychological resilience is experienced by cancer survivors.

Methods 

The present descriptive qualitative design study was conducted from August 2019 through January 2020. A total of 12 cancer survivors were sampled from the follow-up clinics of a hospital. Data were collected through semistructured, pilot-tested, face-to-face interviews using an interview guide.

Results 

Three main themes were clarified based on the descriptive analysis of the data on cancer survivors’ experiences: “fight vs lose,” “balancing uncertainties,” and “learned to fly.” The results demonstrate the importance and influence of psychological resilience in the overall cancer experience.

Conclusion 

This study provides insight into the subjective psychological resilience process of cancer survivors. Nurses may use this knowledge in fostering effective strategies enabling cancer survivors to develop psychological resilience.

Implications for Practice 

The results offer a promising resource for nurses to assess and address the risk and protective factors of cancer survivors to identify unique needs and to provide individualized care. In this context, nurses can develop novel approaches and interventions for cancer survivors in accordance with Kumpfer’s resilience framework.

中文翻译：

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“多年来，我一直住在笼子里。现在笼子打开了，我正在学习飞行。” 癌症幸存者对心理复原力的看法

背景 

从治疗过渡到生存带来了癌症幸存者必须学会管理的几个挑战。这些挑战通常与努力重新进入癌症后生活有关。因此，癌症后会恢复平衡，癌症后的经历应与所有以前的生活经历一起考虑。这种围绕癌症的平衡过程导致一些癌症幸存者的生活恶化，而其他癌症幸存者则开始了心理恢复过程。

客观的 

本研究的目的是调查癌症幸存者体验心理复原力的方式。

方法 

本描述性定性设计研究于 2019 年 8 月至 2020 年 1 月进行。共有 12 名癌症幸存者从医院的随访诊所中取样。数据是通过半结构化的、经过试点测试的、使用访谈指南的面对面访谈收集的。

结果 

基于对癌症幸存者经历数据的描述性分析，阐明了三个主要主题：“战斗与失败”、“平衡不确定性”和“学会飞行”。结果证明了心理弹性在整体癌症经历中的重要性和影响。

结论 

这项研究提供了对癌症幸存者主观心理复原过程的洞察。护士可以利用这些知识来培养有效的策略，使癌症幸存者能够发展心理弹性。

对实践的启示 

该结果为护士评估和解决癌症幸存者的风险和保护因素提供了有希望的资源，以确定独特的需求并提供个性化的护理。在这种情况下，护士可以根据 Kumpfer 的复原力框架为癌症幸存者开发新的方法和干预措施。