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Sense of Coherence (SOC) is a specific measure of perception of coping ability which is examined here in relation to demographic characteristics and measures of physical and mental health status of older veterans (N=240). Results suggest that the SOC is strongly correlated with measures of subjective health status. It does not uniquely contribute to that dimension but does exhibit appropriate psychometric properties to encourage its use in further research.
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Rodney M. Coe, Ph.D., is Professor, St. Louis University School of Medicine and Education Coordinator, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, St. Louis VA Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, 63104; James C. Romeis, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Center for Health Services Education and Research, St. Louis University and Coordinator, Health Services Research and Development, St. Louis VA Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri, 63104; Boxiong Tang, MD., M.P.H., is a doctoral student in the Center for Health Services Education and Research, St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri 63104; and Fredric D. Wolinsky, Ph.D., is Professor, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77842.
Supported in part by the Small Grants Program, Great Lakes Regional HSR&D Field Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and NIA Grant AG00302.
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Coe, R.M., Romeis, J.C., Tang, B. et al. Correlates of a measure of coping in older veterans: A preliminary report. J Community Health 15, 287–296 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01325136
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