Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2016 Apr;82(4):290-313.
doi: 10.1177/0091415016641686.

A Lifecourse Model of Multimorbidity Resilience: Theoretical and Research Developments

Andrew V Wister  1 , Katherine L Coatta  2 , Nadine Schuurman  3 , Scott A Lear  4 , Miriam Rosin  5 , Dawn MacKey  5
Affiliations
Review

A Lifecourse Model of Multimorbidity Resilience: Theoretical and Research Developments

Andrew V Wister et al. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 2016 Apr.

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to advance a Lifecourse Model of Multimorbidity Resilience. It focuses on the ways in which individuals face adversities associated with multimorbidity and regain a sense of wellness through a complex, dynamic phenomenon termed resilience. A comprehensive review of 112 publications (between 1995 and 2015) was conducted using several comprehensive electronic data bases. Two independent researchers extracted and synthesized resilience literature with specific applications to chronic illness. The article outlines five stages of theoretical development of resilience, synthesizes these with the aging and chronic illness literature, builds a rationale for a lifecourse approach to resilience, and applies the model to multimorbidity. Cultivating and maintaining resilience is fundamental to functioning and quality of life for those with multimorbidity. We found that there are a number of gaps in both basic and applied research that need to be filled to advance knowledge and practice based on resilience approaches.

Keywords: aging; lifecourse; multilevel model; multimorbidity; resilience.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

See all "Cited by" articles

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources