THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO SHOW THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CONCEPT OF RESILIENCE TO NURSING PROFESSIONALS THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF A THEORETICAL REFLECTION ON THE DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF THE CONCEPT, ALSO PRESENTING A METHOD FOR CREATING A NURSING MODEL RELATED TO THE TOPIC BY ANALYZING THE ASSUMPTIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF RESILIENCE. FINALLY, IT RAISES SOME GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS, SUGGESTIONS AND ITS APPLICATION TO THE DISCIPLINE OF NURSING.

OBJECTIVE: RELATE THE RESILIENCE OF A GROUP OF SELF-RELIANT ELDERLY FROM CHILLAN VIEJO COUNTY (CHILE) WITH THEIR LIFE STYLE. DESIGN: CO RELATIONAL AND CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF 176 SELF RELIANT BOTH SEXES ELDERLY BETWEEN 65 AND 85 YEARS OLD ATTENDING A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT AT CHILLÁN VIEJO COUNTY, BÍO-BÍO REGION, CHILE. WAGNILD AND YOUNG RESILIENCE SCALE, ADAPTED BY THE AUTHORS OF THIS RESEARCH, WAS APPLIED USING THE ?2 TEST OR THE FISHERS EXACT TEST, WHEN NECESSARY, CONSIDERING AS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT, P

RELATE THE RESILIENCE OF A GROUP OF SELF-RELIANT ELDERLY FROM CHILLAN VIEJO COUNTY (CHILE) WITH THEIR LIFE STYLE. DESIGN: CO RELATIONAL AND CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF 176 SELF RELIANT BOTH SEXES ELDERLY BETWEEN 65 AND 85 YEARS OLD ATTENDING A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE UNIT AT CHILLÁN VIEJO COUNTY, BÍO-BÍO REGION, CHILE. WAGNILD AND YOUNG RESILIENCE SCALE, ADAPTED BY THE AUTHORS OF THIS RESEARCH, WAS APPLIED USING THE ?2 TEST OR THE FISHERS EXACT TEST, WHEN NECESSARY, CONSIDERING AS STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT, P