Well‐being and sense of coherence during pregnancy

Abstract

Our study shows that the SOC scale measures the capacity to cope with the unforeseeable process that child-bearing still implies today. The SOC scale questionnaire and the HI can complement the midwife's subjective evaluation of the pregnant woman's need for psychosocial support during pregnancy. If this is correct, the SOC scale and the HI could be of great value in clinical work within maternal health care.

Sense of coherence predicts change in life satisfaction among home-living residents in the community with mental health problems: a 1-year follow-up study

“…Overviews conclude that the SOC questionnaire shows a relatively high predictability, both from a short-and long-term perspective [2,3]. In addition, other studies (not mentioned in the overviews) have identified SOC as a predictor of: quality of life and depression among caregivers [4], well-being during pregnancy [5], employees' adjustment to foreign assignments [6], recovery following orthopaedic surgery [7], symptoms of PTSD and depression after miscarriage [8], psychosocial adjustment in men after acute myocardial infarction [9], and mortality [10]. Finally, SOC was not found to be a predictor for depression among mass-evacuated adults from Kosovo [11].…”

Effects of pregnancy on eating attitudes and disorders

“…Frequently, women report a generalized feeling of wellbeing during pregnancy once early physical symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, have passed. However, some researchers highlighted the fact that anxiety and mood disorders may worsen, in a manner indirectly mediated by psychosocial stressors [2,3].…”

Low serum secretory immunoglobulin A level and sense of coherence score at an early gestational stage as indicators for subsequent threatened premature birth

“…These studies all demonstrated an association between low s-IgA levels and stress in peripartum women. In terms of SOC score, Sjöström et al [33] reported that a woman's degree of SOC was a strong predictor of psychological well-being.…”

“…Several published studies focused on the ability to cope with stress, which affects health status as a stress reaction [33][34][35][36][37]. Sjöström et al [33] used the sense of coherence (SOC) scale as the stress coping ability indicator in a study involving 120 pregnant women in Stockholm.…”

“…Sjöström et al [33] used the sense of coherence (SOC) scale as the stress coping ability indicator in a study involving 120 pregnant women in Stockholm. They reported that each woman's degree of SOC was a strong predictor for well-being, and the stronger the SOC, the better the well-being, with less anxiety and depression.…”