Comparing Antonovsky's sense of coherence scale across three UK post-industrial cities.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

High levels of 'excess' mortality (ie, that seemingly not explained by deprivation) have been shown for Scotland compared to England and Wales and, especially, for its largest city, Glasgow, compared to the similarly deprived English cities of Liverpool and Manchester. It has been suggested that this excess may be related to differences in 'Sense of Coherence' (SoC) between the populations. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether levels of SoC differed between these cities and whether, therefore, this could be a plausible explanation for the 'excess'.

Setting

Three post-industrial UK cities: Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester.

Participants

A representative sample of more than 3700 adults (over 1200 in each city).

Primary and secondary outcome measu

SUBMITTER: Walsh D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4248084 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature