Relationship of hardiness and sense of coherence to post-liver transplant return to work.
The article reports a retrospective survey designed to determine the relationship of hardiness and sense of coherence to post-liver transplant return to work (RTW). Instruments used included Pollock's Health-Related Hardiness Scale and Antonovsky's Sense of Coherence Questionnaire. Study results were based on 230 adult liver transplant recipients responding to a mailed questionnaire. After transplantation, 63% of the participants were working. Participants with higher levels of hardiness and higher sense of coherence scores demonstrated higher RTW rates. Using logistic regression, a model comprising hardiness and sense of coherence correctly classified 90% of the participants who returned to work.
School of Nursing, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, USA.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires