Introduction/Background Resilience is conceptually defined as that personality trait that moderates the detrimental effect of stress when individuals are exposed to adversity or potentially traumatic events, such as cancer. Understanding the factors which affect a higher level of resilience can have important clinical implications and can represent a guiding principle for designing psychological interventions that would accelerate recovery and improve the quality of life of cancer patients.

Methodology Prospective longitudinal descriptive observational multicenter study that includes 47 women diagnosed with gynecological cancer who are in the follow-up phase (more than 1 year after completing treatment) in different hospitals in Gran Canaria and Tenerife. The EORTC QLQ-C30 quality of life scale and the 14-item Wagnild and Young Resilience Scale (ER-14) were administered.

Results The mean age of the patients was 56.15 years (range 32–75). The mean follow-up time after cancer treatment was 4.57(1–10). 33.4% were endometrial Ca, 31.2% cervical Ca, and 33.4% ovarian Ca. Table I shows the scores for quality of life and resilience according to the types of cancer. The mean Resilience score was 81.7 (45–98) and the mean global quality of life according to the EORTC-30 scale was 76.28. Only 8.5% of the patients presented a low level of resilience. We found no differences in quality of life or resilience depending on age or years of follow-up.

Conclusion Surviving patients of gynecological cancer in our environment have a good quality of life and a high-medium level of resilience. Women with cervical cancer are the most resilient.

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