An investigation of the role of sense of coherence in predicting survival among Brazilians with head and neck cancer

Stability of the 13-item sense of coherence (SOC) scale: a longitudinal prospective study in women treated for breast cancer

“…Surtees et.al examined SOC´s predictive value for overall cancer mortality and found that a higher SOC was associated with 30% reduced cancer mortality in men (56). However, a high SOC did not improve survival in head and neck cancer (57). A few population-based studies report that higher SOC was associated with a decreased risk of allcause mortality (27,56,(58)(59)(60)(61).…”

Psychometric properties of the Brazilian Portuguese versions of the 29‐ and 13‐item scales of the Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence (SOC‐29 and SOC‐13) evaluated in Brazilian cardiac patients

“…This short version adapted by Freire has been used in Brazilian studies by other researchers (Bonato et al . , Vilela & Alisson ), but to date, there is no published validity and reliability of the SOC‐13.…”