Table 2 Synthesized themes of resilience of family cares of people with dementia

Past good memories ^{A1, A3, A5, A8, A9}

Affection with family ^{A2, A3, A4, A8, A10}

Understanding about life of patients ^{A2, A7, A8, A10}

Sharing experiences ^{A2, A3, A8, A10}

Building trust relationships with patients ^{A2, A4, A7, A8, A10}

1. Building a sense of bonding based on life with people with dementia

I. Seeing life as a carer as one's duty

Accepting the current situation ^{A1, A2, A4, A5, A7, A8, A10}

Awareness of the finiteness of the situation ^{A1, A2, A5, A8, A9}

Expressing/controlling their own emotions ^{A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A7}

Perceiving the value of their life ^{A2, A3, A4, A5, A7, A8}

Taking the situation positively ^{A1, A2, A5, A6, A8, A9, A10}

2. Acknowledging their life as a carer

Building a sense of unity from the same carer community ^{A1, A2, A3, A5, A6, A7, A8, A11}

Getting help from their family ^{A1, A2, A3, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10}

Interacting with the community (social support) ^{A1, A2, A3, A5, A6, A7, A8, A10, A11}

Communicating with friends and neighbors ^{A1, A2, A3, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10}

Receiving help from experts ^{A2, A7, A8}

3. Finding stable life through help from supportive relationships

II. Setting boundaries in life

Having personal time ^{A1, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, A11}

Striving for self-development ^{A1, A2, A7, A11}

Trying to maintain one's identity ^{A1, A2, A5, A6, A7, A9, A11}

Separating themselves from patient care ^{A1, A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, A10, A11}

Focusing on the present ^{A2, A4, A5, A10, A11}

Recognizing the importance of rest ^{A1, A2, A4, A5, A6, A10, A11}

4. Rediscovering independent life

Staying work life ^{A1, A4, A6, A8, A10}

Doing one’s role ^{A4, A5, A10, A11}

Taking one’s responsibility ^{A4, A5, A10, A11}

Managing their routine activities ^{A1, A2, A5, A10, A11}

Financial reward ^{A2, A5, A6, A7, A8}

5. Maintaining sociality

III. Moving forward towards a developing life

Learning professional knowledge ^{A1, A2, A5, A7}

Building confidence ^{A1, A2, A4, A5, A7}

Be active in life (as a carer) ^{A1, A2, A4, A5, A7}

Developing skills and insights ^{A1, A2, A4, A5, A7}

6. Developing professionalism in the role of carers