Background In our previous study, we found that the degree of sense of coherence (SOC)
and baseline ratings of several dimensions of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) were the …

Objective To test the hypothesis that Antonovsky's concept of sense of coherence (SOC)
predicts stressful events, coping strategies, health status, and quality of life (QoL) in a cohort …

Purposes To test the stability of the SOC scale over time and to test the stability of the latent
construct in 417 breast cancer patients at the time of diagnosis, after 1 year and in a …

Objective Sense of coherence (SOC) reflects a person's overall orientation to life. Sense of
coherence guides the person in finding and utilizing resources to maintain health and …

Background There is disagreement among studies of health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
changes in breast cancer patients over time. Reportedly, assessment of HRQoL prior to …

Objective. Various investigations have shown the sense of coherence to influence quality of
life: the stronger the sense of coherence, the betterquality of life. The interrelation between …

Background Current inventories on quality of life used in oncology mainly focus on
functional aspects of patients in the context of disease adaption and treatments (side) effects …

Purpose The aim of this study was to determine whether sense of coherence (SOC) at
baseline predicts health-related quality of life (HRQoL) at 12–28-month follow-up among …

Purpose Longitudinal studies addressing change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL)
following a diagnosis of cancer have mainly focused on a single cancer type, and little is …

Background Research on quality of life (QoL) among women with breast cancer has often
examined the impact of coping strategies on QoL. However, the transactional model of …