Resiliencia y duelo ante la pérdida de un ser querido: Una revisión sistemática

The objective of this systematic review was to find out whether there is a relationship between the experience of grief facing the loss of a loved one and the development of resilience. Our hypothesis was that resilience should increase after a process of mourning for the death of a loved one. To investigate this, a search of the main databases for the Health Sciences, PubMed, ERIC, EBSCOhost, and Web of Science was carried out yielding a total of 159 articles, of which 24 met the inclusion criteria. The analysis of these studies showed the importance of taking into consideration the particular characteristics of each case for proper intervention. To conclude, the role of resilience as a protective factor in grieving processes is highlighted and the way intervening in grief seems to promote resilience is reflected upon. Keywords: Grief; resilience; death; systematic review.Resilience and grief facing the loss of a loved one: A systematic review Abstract: The objective of this systematic review was to find out whether there is a relationship between the experience of grief facing the loss of a loved one and the development of resilience. Our hypothesis was that resilience should increase after a process of mourning for the death of a loved one. To investigate this, a search of the main databases for the Health Sciences, PubMed, ERIC, EBSCOhost, and Web of Science was carried out yielding a total of 159 articles, of which 24 met the inclusion criteria. The analysis of these studies showed the importance of taking into consideration the particular characteristics of each case for proper intervention. To conclude, the role of resilience as a protective factor in grieving processes is highlighted and the way intervening in grief seems to promote resilience is reflected upon. Keywords: Grief; resilience; death; systematic review. Resumen: El objetivo de este trabajo de revisión sistemática fue conocer si existe relación entre la experiencia de duelo ante la pérdida de un ser querido y el desarrollo de resiliencia. La hipótesis fue que la resiliencia debería aumentar tras un proceso de duelo por la muerte de un ser querido. Para ello, se realizó una búsqueda en las principales bases de datos de ciencias de la salud, PubMed, ERIC, EBSCOhost y Web of Science, encontrando un total de 159 artículos, de los que 24 cumplieron con los criterios de inclusión. El análisis de dichos estudios mostró la importancia de tener en cuenta las características particulares de cada caso para una adecuada intervención. Como conclusión se destaca el papel de la resiliencia como factor protector ante procesos de duelo y se reflexiona sobre cómo la intervención en el duelo parece potenciar la resiliencia. Palabras clave: Duelo; resiliencia; muerte; revisión sistemática