Sense of Coherence (SOC) in Patients on Hemodialysis

Abstract

ObjectivesTo clarify the actual status of SOC in patients on hemodialysis. MethodsWe conducted a postal questionnaire survey of 800 patients undergoing hemodialysis, and the 424 valid responses retrieved valid response rate: 53.0% were used for this analysis. Resultse characteristics of the patients with high SOC were: higher age; aauent living standard ; presence of hobbies; cooperative family members; presence of good relations with nurses and attending doctors; subjective perception of good health; high self-control. Conclusione results suggested that support is necessary for hemodialysis patients to improve their SOC through taste of success and high-quality life experiences. SOC 800 424 53.0 SOC SOC Antonovsky