title: Psychosocial generalised resistance resources and clinical indicators of patients suffering from osteoarthritis at the Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, Poland.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was investigation of the correlations between medical indicators of the course of illness and psychological factors, treated as generalised resistance resources, according to the Salutogenic Model by A.Antonovsky. The salutogenic orientation is one of the more viable paradigms for health promotion research and practice, and is offered as a useful theory for taking a salutogenic approach to health research.
  
  
  METHODS
  Data was used of 67 patients at Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, Poland, suffering from Osteoarthritis. Using psychological test methods: SOC-29, CISS, AIS, IZZ, KNS, GSES, BDI and The Index of Severity for Osteoarthritis of the Hip or the Knee and The Low Back Pain Rating Scale as medical indicators of the course of the illness.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis showed significance correlations between some psychosocial (sense of coherence, stress coping strategies, acceptance of illness, health behaviour, hope for success, self-efficacy and depression) and medical variables (intensity of the degenerative disease and low back spine).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results of analysis showed that psychological factors within the meaning of psychosocial resources may be potential pathways for improving or disturbing the treatment effects in the course of hip and knee osteoarthritis treatment, and/or the patient's condition.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology, University of Economics and Innovation in Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Wioletta
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tuszyńska-Bogucka
authors.affiliation: Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saran
authors.affiliation: Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jurkowska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Rural Health, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dziaduch
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006295:Health Resources; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015207:Osteoarthritis, Hip / Q000628:therapy*; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000628:therapy*; D011044:Poland