Resources

Support

Samaritans: www.samaritans.org

Lifeline: www.lifelinehelpline.info

Nurse Lifeline: www.nurselifeline.org.uk

Public Health Agency: www.publichealth.hscni.net

Aware NI: aware-ni.org

Student Wellbeing Service: www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/wellbeing

Royal College of Midwives Health and wellbeing support: rcm.org.uk

Sources

Trauma Resource Institute: www.traumaresourceinstitute.com/ichill
Information on the community resilience model and the iChill app

What is Resilience:

• Ungar M, Theron L. Resilience and mental health: How multisystemic processes contribute to positive outcomes. The Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 May 1;7(5):441-8.
• Moroney T, Strickland K. Resilience: is it time for a rethink?. AJAN-The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing. 2021 May 26;38(2).

Why is Resilience important:

• Finstad GL, Giorgi G, Lulli LG, Pandolfi C, Foti G, León-Perez JM, et al. Resilience, Coping Strategies and Posttraumatic Growth in the Workplace Following COVID-19: A Narrative Review on the Positive Aspects of Trauma. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(18):9453.
• Cooper AL, Brown JA, Rees CS, Leslie GD. Nurse resilience: A concept analysis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 2020;29(4):553-75.

What are the benefits of being more resilient:

• Ang SY, Hemsworth D, Uthaman T, Ayre TC, Mordiffi SZ, Ang E, et al. Understanding the influence of resilience on psychological outcomes — Comparing results from acute care nurses in Canada and Singapore. Applied Nursing Research. 2018;43:105-13.
• Arrogante O, Aparicio-Zaldivar E. Burnout and health among critical care professionals: The mediational role of resilience. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. 2017;42:110-5.
• o Deldar K, Froutan R, Dalvand S, Gheshlagh RG, Mazloum SR. The relationship between resiliency and burnout in Iranian nurses: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences. 2018 Nov 11;6(11):2250.
• Finstad GL, Giorgi G, Lulli LG, Pandolfi C, Foti G, León-Perez JM, et al. Resilience, Coping Strategies and Posttraumatic Growth in the Workplace Following COVID-19: A Narrative Review on the Positive Aspects of Trauma. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(18):9453.
• Williams J, Hadjistavropoulos T, Ghandehari OO, Malloy DC, Hunter PV, Martin RR. Resilience and organisational empowerment among long‐term care nurses: Effects on patient care and absenteeism. Journal of nursing management. 2016 Apr;24(3):300-8.