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Objective:To explore the correlation between resilience and depression in children with chronic disease.Methods:A total of 109 children from Jun 2014 to Dec 2015 in four hospitals in Shenyang city were randomly selected.The family situation, personal resilience and depression was investigated with Personal Information Questionnaire,Chronic Illness Children’s Resilience Scale,and Children’s Depression Inventory.Results:The average level of resilience was (104??77±11??58).The average level of depression rating scale was (10??86±5??92).There was statistical difference in average level of resilience in the depression group and non?depression group (P<0??05).There was negative correlation between depression and the level of resilience,toughness of the children’s personality characteristics, coping style, interpersonal relationships in children with chronic disease (r =-0.418,-0??461,-0.428,-0.345).Conclusion:Nurses should take various measures to improve the resilience of the children,in order to enhance the children’s disease management behavior,so as to promote their mental health.