Resilience among women and men aged 60 years and over in Sweden and in Thailand

Choowattanapakorn, TassanaFaculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand (författare)

The purpose of this study was to compare the level of resilience of people aged > or = 60 years in Sweden and Thailand. In a randomized sample of 422 people in Sweden and a convenience sample of 200 people in Thailand, the level of resilience was measured by using the Resilience Scale. A chi(2)-analysis was used for the differences between proportions. The relationships between the background variables and the resilience scores were analyzed by using stepwise multiple linear regression. The mean scores of resilience were 144 for the Swedish participants and 146 for the Thai participants. The two samples differed in their background characteristics. The Thai participants were more likely to be women, to be widowed, and to have more children, while among the Swedish participants, more women were married and more participants were aged > or = 80 years. Despite different background characteristics, the Swedish and the Thai participants' scores were almost the same on the Resilience Scale. More studies are necessary to address aspects of gender and ethnicity in relation to resilience.

Aléx, LenaUmeå universitet,Institutionen för omvårdnad(Swepub:umu)leal0002 (författare)
Lundman, BeritUmeå universitet,Institutionen för omvårdnad(Swepub:umu)belu0003 (författare)
Norberg, AstridErsta Sköndal högskola,Umeå universitet,Institutionen för omvårdnad,Palliativt forskningscentrum, PFC(Swepub:esh)astnor (författare)
Nygren, BjörnUmeå universitet,Institutionen för omvårdnad(Swepub:umu)bjgnyn68 (författare)
Faculty of Nursing, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandInstitutionen för omvårdnad (creator_code:org_t)

Av författaren/redakt...: Choowattanapakor ...; Aléx, Lena; Lundman, Berit; Norberg, Astrid; Nygren, Björn

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