Health Psychology Open (Aug 2018)

The THRIVE model: A framework and review of internal and external predictors of coping with chronic illness

  • Katherine White,
  • Marianne SM Issac,
  • Claire Kamoun,
  • Jessica Leygues,
  • Simon Cohn

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102918793552
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5

Abstract

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This article explores the ways in which people cope with social and clinical dimensions of their chronic conditions. Existing literature was reviewed to categorize factors identified as being key. They were sorted into six groupings which are reflected by the acronym THRIVE: therapeutic interventions, habit and routine, relational-social, individual differences, values and beliefs, and emotional factors. We found little evidence to suggest different conditions prompt unique coping responses; rather, a range of common factors were observed across diverse conditions. The THRIVE framework not only summarizes current literature but provides a starting point for further research and development of future interventions.