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Objective To study the level and influencing factors of sense of coherence (SOC) among elderly patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).Method Totally 118 elderly patients with PD were investigated by a self-designed demographic questionnaire,sense of coherence-13 (SOC-13) and social support rating scale (SSRS),and to explore the level and influencing factors of SOC among the patients.Results The total score of SOC-13 was (52.27±9.30),and it was at a low level.Multiple regression analysis showed that educational level,severity of the disease,family economic status and social support were the influencing factors of SOC.Conclusion SOC of elderly patients with PD is at a low level,which is influenced by individual factors,nurses should take targeted measures to improve the patients' SOC status by the influencing factors.