The Meaning of Sense of Coherence (SOC) in Persons with Late Effects of Polio—A Qualitative Study
(2022) In International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(10).- Abstract
Sense of Coherence (SOC), comprising comprehensibility, manageability and meaningful-ness, is important for the sense of living a good life with Late Effects of Polio (LEoP). However, there is a lack of knowledge about the meaning of these three components. The aim of this study was to explore in-depth the meaning of SOC among persons living with LEoP, in terms of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. A directed content analysis was performed based on individual interviews with 7 men and 7 women with LEoP (mean age 73 years). SOC in persons with LEoP existed in two overarching themes that were closely intertwined: a state of motion and a state of being. The state of motion comprised active approaches, choices and actions,... (More)
Sense of Coherence (SOC), comprising comprehensibility, manageability and meaningful-ness, is important for the sense of living a good life with Late Effects of Polio (LEoP). However, there is a lack of knowledge about the meaning of these three components. The aim of this study was to explore in-depth the meaning of SOC among persons living with LEoP, in terms of comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. A directed content analysis was performed based on individual interviews with 7 men and 7 women with LEoP (mean age 73 years). SOC in persons with LEoP existed in two overarching themes that were closely intertwined: a state of motion and a state of being. The state of motion comprised active approaches, choices and actions, and was a process aimed at achieving a stronger comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness. The state of being comprised the comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness that the persons currently experienced. A profound understanding of SOC as both a state of motion and state being is essential for rehabilitation professionals when providing self-management support to persons living with LEoP. This understanding can increase their sense of living a good life and also be used in the rehabilitation of other life-long conditions.
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- Nolvi, Maria LU ; Forsberg, Anna LU ; Brogårdh, Christina LU ; Jacobsson, Lars LU and Lexell, Jan LU
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- 2022-05
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- adaptation, disabled persons, post-poliomyelitis syndrome, psychological, qualitative research, rehabilitation, self-management, sense of coherence
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- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- volume
- 19
- issue
- 10
- article number
- 6314
- publisher
- MDPI AG
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- pmid:35627852
- scopus:85130408313
- ISSN
- 1661-7827
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph19106314
- language
- English
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- yes
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- 6bcc214f-02f2-4fb8-a56c-e5cb0e89b742
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- 2023-01-03 14:25:21
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