Sense of coherence and its associations with psychosocial health: results of survey of the unemployed in Kaunas

Stankūnas, Mindaugas; Kalèdiené, Ramuné; Starkuvienė, Skirmantė

doi:10.3390/medicina45100105

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“…Another main result of our study is the strong signifi cant negative correlation between SOC and the degree of depression. This fi nding is in accordance with many previous cross-sectional (Carstens & Spangenberg, 1997;Cederblad et al, 2003;Larsson & Kallenberg, 1996;Stankunas, 2009) as well as longitudinal studies (Schnyder et al, 2000). Finally, multiple regression analyses have revealed SOC to be the strongest predictor of depressiveness in the present study.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…A wide variety of cross-sectional studies in different countries with clinical and non-clinical populations exploring the relationship between the salutogenic construct of SOC and depressive symptoms in adults (Carstens & Spangenberg, 1997;Cederblad et al, 2003;Konttinen et al, 2008;Larsson & Kallenberg, 1996;Matsuura et al, 2003;Stankunas, 2009) as well as adolescents (Blom et al, 2010) have consistently demonstrated a signifi cant negative association between these variables. The stronger the level of SOC the less are the perceived symptoms of depression.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Sense of coherence and depression in the framework of immigration: Turkish patients in Germany and in Turkey

Erim

Morawa

Atay

et al. 2011

International Review of Psychiatry

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The present study explores sense of coherence (SOC) levels in two clinical samples (outpatients with neurotic disorders) with the same Turkish cultural background in comparison to the German reference values as well as the association between SOC and depression and the protective role of SOC. A total of 96 Turkish patients in Germany (36.67 Ϯ 9.52 years) as well as 60 local Turkish patients (38.57 Ϯ 10.15 years) have been examined for SOC measured with the Sense of Coherence scale (SOC-29) and depression with the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Both samples scored signifi cantly lower for SOC compared to the normal Turkish and German population and to German subjects with psychiatric symptoms (p Ͻ 0.001) but did not differ signifi cantly from each other. Negative signifi cant correlations were found between SOC and the degree of depressiveness in both groups (immigrants: r ϭ Ϫ 0.59, p Ͻ 0.001; Turks: r ϭ Ϫ 0.51, p Ͻ 0.001). Multiple regression analyses including SOC, age, gender, education, marital and employment status have demonstrated SOC to be the strongest predictor for depressiveness. SOC can be regarded as a protective factor for depression in patients with Turkish migration background in Germany and in local Turkish patients. However, further studies are needed to clarify if the concept SOC can be used adequately in collectivistic cultures as, for example, the Turkish one.

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confidence: 81%

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confidence: 99%

Sense of coherence and depression in the framework of immigration: Turkish patients in Germany and in Turkey

Erim

Morawa

Atay

et al. 2011

International Review of Psychiatry

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“…This association could be explained by the fact that employment is a very important factor for material wellbeing and self reported health all over the world and as well in Lithuania and other post -soviet countries [36,37]. Lithuanian social support systems (especially for the elderly) are underdeveloped.…”

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Use of medications amongst older persons in Kaunas, Lithuania

Stankūnienė

Stankūnas²,

Avery

et al. 2013

Open Medicine

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“…For example, among a sample of Lithuanians, the long-term (Ն12 months) unemployed had less sense of coherence and poorer psychosocial health (eg, depression, suicide intentions, more intensive alcohol consumption, poor selfreported health) compared with the short-term unemployed. 13 Moldovan family physicians should be cognizant of both the short-and long-term effects of poverty and unemployment on their patients' overall wellbeing. Family physicians' ability to adequately address and treat patients' psychosocial problemspredominantly depression-most often requires follow-up appointments and counseling beyond the allotted appointment time for acute problems.…”

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Women Family Physicians' Personal Experiences in the Republic of Moldova

Wallace¹,

Brinister²

2010

The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

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Background: As part of the former Soviet Union, the Moldovan health system was highly centralized and geared toward inpatient care. The objective of this study was to explore the personal experiences of female family physicians in Chişinȃu, Moldova.Methods: A purposeful sample of female family physicians was recruited to participate in this study. A professional translator conducted in-depth interviews using an 8-item semistructured questionnaire to capture personal practice experiences, scope of practice, and beliefs. Verbatim responses were summarized using a continuous iterative process.Results: Twenty female family physicians (mean age, 42.4 ؎ 7.2 years; mean clinical experience, 12.2 ؎ 7.9 years) were included in the sample. Analysis of the data illuminated 4 key themes: (1) family medicine, as a specialty, offered much diversity and personal satisfaction; (2) appointment time restraints and paperwork demands posed significant challenges to providing care to patients; (3) problems faced by patients were complex and went far beyond the leading causes of morbidity and mortality; and (4)

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Sense of coherence and its associations with psychosocial health: results of survey of the unemployed in Kaunas

Cited by 16 publications

References 13 publications

Sense of coherence and depression in the framework of immigration: Turkish patients in Germany and in Turkey

Sense of coherence and depression in the framework of immigration: Turkish patients in Germany and in Turkey

Use of medications amongst older persons in Kaunas, Lithuania

Women Family Physicians' Personal Experiences in the Republic of Moldova

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