%0 Journal Article
%T ¦³he impact of sense of coherence in mental health of elderly
%A Togas C.
%A Gouva M.
%A Lachana E.
%A Kotrotsiou E.
%J Interscientific Health Care
%D 2011
%I University of Thessaly
%X BACKGROUND: Sense Of Coherence" (SOC) is the central idea of Aaron Antonovsky¡¯s concept of salutogenesis. It is used to explain why some people become ill under stress and others stay healthy. OBJECTIVE: To specify sense of coherence (SOC) and the degree of its correlation with mental health in elderly. METHODS: We conducted cross-sectional study in Health Center of Megalopolis. The number of the participants was 100 elderly (n=100). We excluded old suffering from dementia and psychosis. We used 2 questionnaires (SCL-90-R and Sence of Coherence). Data were analysed using SPSS 18.0. FINDINGS: Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample : mean age 71,68 years, 70% women, 50% married, 52% had received mandatory education. Mean score of sense of coherence ( SOC):137 ¡À SD:26,49. Mean score of SCL-90 : 66,89¡À6,146, Positive Symptom Total: 0,76¡À0,51, Global Severity Index: 6,82¡À17,76, Positive Symptom Distress Index: 1,56¡À0,51. Sense of coherence score and SCL-90 score are negatively correlated (r= -0,657 , p<0,05). SOC score and SCL-90 indexes score (Positive Symptom Total: r=0,663, p<0,05, Global Severity Index r =-0,639, p<0,05, Positive Symptom Distress Index r = -0,634 p<0,05) are negatively correlated. There is weak or strong association between sense of coherence score and SCL-90 sub-climaxes score . The strongest correlation is between SOC and Depression (r = -0,665 , p<0,05). CONCLUSION: Strong sense of coherence strengthens resilience and drives in prevention of psychological problems in elderly.
%K sense of coherence
%K salutogenesis
%K resilience
%K mental health
%K stress
%U http://www.inhealthcare.gr/article/en/i-epidrasi-tis-aisthisis-sunoxis-stin-psuxiki-ugeia-ton-ilikiomenon