A study on Duchenne muscular dystrophy reported that
84% of the studied children population was not found to
be psychosocially at risk, but rather resilient.15 In a sample
of 95 subjects with chronic pain, psychological resilience
seemed to reduce pain catastrophizing events.16 Another study
on 30 adolescents with type 1 diabetes suggested that the
use of coping strategies was associated with indicators of
resilience.17 The importance of resilience was also highlighted
in a study on patients with HIV infection, due to peculiarities
of the virus and HIV-related social stigma.18 A study involving
46 families of children with cardiac arrhythmia found a high
level of resilience among the patients,19 and a cohort study
investigating male adolescents suggested that low resilience
to stress may be a risk factor for stroke.20