Figure 1. Distress in different resilience levels.

Table 1. Participants‘ demographic data.

Table 1. Participants‘ demographic data.

Demographic DataTotal: n = 100Age 52 years (SD = 14)Sex Femalen = 53 (53%)Malen = 47 (47%)Relationship status Without partnern = 10 (10%)With Partner, but not marriedn = 16 (16%)Marriedn = 68 (68%)Separatedn = 3 (3%)Divorcedn = 3 (3%)Living situation Alonen = 12 (12%)With partnern = 41 (41%)Alone with childrenn = 5 (5%)With partner and childrenn = 33 (33%)With parentsn = 7 (7%)In institutionn = 2 (2 %)Children? Non = 26 (26%)Yesn = 74 (74%)Highest level of education Secondary (high) schooln = 69 (69%)Universityn = 22 (22%)Othern = 9 (9%)Currently or past use of psychotropic medication? Non = 87 (87%)Yesn = 13 (13%)Current or former Psychotherapeutic or psychiatric treatment? Non = 77 (77%)Yesn = 23 (23%)

Table 2. Tumor entities among participants.

Table 2. Tumor entities among participants.

Tumor Entityn (%)Meningeoma35 (35)Glioma30 (30)Metastasis19 (19)Unclear tumor14 (14)Other2 (2)

Table 3. Participants’ disease status.

Table 3. Participants’ disease status.

Status of Diseasen (%)First episode
Relapse, metastasis, secondary tumor,
currently not assessable75 (75%)
25 (25%)

Table 4. Descriptive statistics regarding distress, psychosocial support, anxiety, and depression at T0 and T1.

Table 4. Descriptive statistics regarding distress, psychosocial support, anxiety, and depression at T0 and T1.

InstrumentMean at T0
(n = 100)Mean at T1
(n = 59)Change (Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test)Distress
Thermometer5.35
(SD = 2.67)3.90
(SD = 3.06)p < 0.01Hornheider Screening Instrument0.014
(SD = 1.26)−0.173
(SD = 1.58)p = 0.312Patient Health
Questionnaire-21.46
(SD = 1.59)1.00
(SD = 1.60)p = 0.078Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-21.67
(SD = 1.51)0.78
(SD = 1.29)p < 0.001

Table 5. Mean scores for distress, need for psychosocial support, depression, and anxiety by level of resilience.

Table 5. Mean scores for distress, need for psychosocial support, depression, and anxiety by level of resilience.

InstrumentLow ResilienceModerate ResilienceHigh ResilienceDT (T0)7.15 (SD = 1.82)5.67 (SD = 2.18)4.89 (SD = 2.81)DT (T1)5.60 (SD = 1.95)3.73 (SD = 2.80)3.74 (SD = 3.22) HSI (T0)0.48 (SD = 1.37)0.20 (SD = 1.37)−0.14 (SD = 1.20)HSI (T1)0.95 (SD = 1.82)−0.20 (SD = 1.49)−0.30 (SD = 1.56)PHQ-2 (T0)2.08 (SD = 1.80)1.43 (SD = 1.60)1.35 (SD = 1.53)PHQ-2 (T1)0.56 (SD = 0.54)0.36 (SD = 0.81)1.20 (SD = 1.78)GAD-2 (T0)2.69 (SD = 1.49)1.95 (SD = 1.43)1.38 (SD = 1.46)GAD-2 (T1)1.80 (SD = 1.48)0.45 (SD = 0.93)0.74 (SD = 1.31)

Table 6. Correlations between resilience and distress, need for psychosocial support, depression, and anxiety.

Table 6. Correlations between resilience and distress, need for psychosocial support, depression, and anxiety.

DTHSIPHQ-2GAD-2T0T1T0T1T0T1T0T1RS-13−0.318 **/−0.235 *///−0.323 **/