PMID- 11251730
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20010517
LR  - 20220331
IS  - 0309-2402 (Print)
IS  - 0309-2402 (Linking)
VI  - 33
IP  - 4
DP  - 2001 Feb
TI  - The validity of Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence measure in a sample of 
      schizophrenic patients living in the community.
PG  - 432-8
AB  - AIM OF THE STUDY: To examine the construct and predictive validity of 
      Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence (SOC) concept in a sample of schizophrenic 
      persons living in the community. BACKGROUND: The salutogenic model of Antonovsky 
      proposes that the individual's sense of coherence, which is a personal 
      orientation towards life, determines the health experience. The salutogenic 
      perspective might in several advantageous aspects contribute to the care and 
      support for patients with a long and persistent mental illness like 
      schizophrenia. DESIGN: The study is a 18-month follow-up study. Structured 
      interviews were used to interview 120 patients with a diagnosis of schizophrenia 
      or a schizoaffective disorder. Pearlin's mastery scale, Rosenberg's self-esteem 
      scale, the Interview Schedule for Social Interactions (ISSI) and the Brief 
      Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS) were used as construct validity measures of the 
      SOC scale. Health related measures such as quality of life, global well-being, 
      satisfaction with health assessed by the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile 
      (LQOLP) and global psychosocial functioning (GAF) were used in calculations of 
      the predictive validity of SOC. RESULTS: The SOC was positively related to 
      mastery, self-esteem and social support but negatively associated to 
      psychopathology. In total, mastery, self-esteem and adequacy of social 
      integration explained 61.1% of the variance in SOC, and mastery contributed with 
      the greatest part of the variance, 46.3% SOC was positively associated to all 
      health related measures and changes in SOC during an 18-month follow-up was 
      positively correlated to changes in overall subjective quality of life, general 
      health, global well-being and global psychosocial functioning. CONCLUSION: The 
      results gave support to the construct and predictive validity of the SOC measure 
      in individuals suffering from a diagnosis of schizophrenia.
FAU - Bengtsson-Tops, A
AU  - Bengtsson-Tops A
AD  - Doctoral Student, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Psychiatry, 
      University of Lund, Lund, Sweden. anita.bengtsson-tops@psykiatr.lu.se
FAU - Hansson, L
AU  - Hansson L
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PT  - Validation Study
PL  - England
TA  - J Adv Nurs
JT  - Journal of advanced nursing
JID - 7609811
SB  - IM
MH  - *Adaptation, Psychological
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Analysis of Variance
MH  - *Attitude to Health
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Internal-External Control
MH  - Interview, Psychological/*methods/*standards
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - *Models, Psychological
MH  - Needs Assessment
MH  - Personal Satisfaction
MH  - Predictive Value of Tests
MH  - Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
MH  - Psychotic Disorders/*psychology
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - Regression Analysis
MH  - Schizophrenia, Paranoid/*psychology
MH  - *Schizophrenic Psychology
MH  - Self Concept
MH  - *Self Efficacy
MH  - Social Behavior
MH  - Social Support
EDAT- 2001/03/17 10:00
MHDA- 2001/05/18 10:01
CRDT- 2001/03/17 10:00
PHST- 2001/03/17 10:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/05/18 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 2001/03/17 10:00 [entrez]
AID - jan1692 [pii]
AID - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01692.x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Adv Nurs. 2001 Feb;33(4):432-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01692.x.