To explore the protective factors of psychological resilience in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) , so as to provide a basis for improving the psychological resilience of patients.

From December 2020 to March 2021, 16 IBD patients in the Department of Gastroenterology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital were selected as the research object by purpose sampling, and the semi-structured in-depth interview was conducted with them. The interview data was organized and analyzed using the directed content analysis method.

A total of 3 themes and 10 sub-themes were extracted, including internal characteristics of individuals, social support network, environmental perception and active transformation. Among them, the internal characteristics of individuals included calm acceptance of the disease, positive disease cognition, appropriate emotion regulation, and clear goal motivation. Social support network consisted of solid family support, professional medical care, stable relationships, normal work status. Environmental perception and active transformation comprised selective perception of the environment and active behavioral coping.

Medical and nursing staff should cooperate with the patient's family, friends and other parties to implement cognitive intervention, perfect the support system, and promote positive behaviors, thereby improving the patients' psychological resilience.

Inflammatory bowel diseases; Kumpfer model; Colitis, ulcerative; Crohn disease; Resilience, psychological; Qualitative research