Sense of coherence among elderly patients with Parkinson's disease / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

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.