This Joanna Briggs Institute–guided scoping review synthesised 50 studies of resilience among family caregivers across cancer types and stages of care. The evidence was organised into risk factors, protective factors, and psychosocial or functional outcomes. Measurement tools varied substantially, and few interventions designed to strengthen family resilience had been tested empirically.
Key findings
- The review included 50 studies spanning different cancers and phases of care. • Resilience evidence clustered around risks, protective resources, and psychosocial or functional outcomes. • Inconsistent measurement and a shortage of tested interventions remain major evidence gaps.
Why this matters globally
The synthesis can help cancer services structure caregiver assessment and support around different stages of the illness trajectory. Standardised measures and intervention trials are still needed before the framework can underpin broadly transferable practice.
Thai researcher contribution
Siyu Yang, Xian Wang, Qing Li, and Hunsa Sethabouppha are affiliated with Chiang Mai University in the source metadata, demonstrating Thai institutional participation in an international synthesis of cancer-family caregiving evidence.
Limitations to consider
As a scoping review, the study maps rather than pools intervention effects. Variation in definitions, instruments, and caregiving contexts limits direct comparison across studies.