Test-retest reliability of Antonovsky's 13-item sense of coherence scale in patients with hand-related disorders.
To report on the distribution and test-retest reliability of Antonovsky's 13-item Sense of Coherence (SOC-13) Scale in patients with hand-related disorders (HRD). Links between the SOC-13 score and factors such as age, number of days between date of injury and start of rehabilitation, gender and educational level were explored.



Survey with test-retest, using self-administered questionnaire. SOC-13 was completed before starting rehabilitation at an outpatient clinic after 14 days and three months. Adult patients with HRD were included.



A total of 170 participants completed the SOC-13 at baseline (median SOC 71, range 30-91). The Intra-class Correlation Coefficient between baseline and 14 days was 0.84 (n = 151), and baseline and three months was 0.79 (n = 113). Weak correlations were found between SOC and age rs = 0.17, p < 0.03. No correlation was found between SOC and number of days since injury rs = 0.01, p > 0.92. No difference was found in SOC score related to gender or educational level.



The SOC-13 scale showed reliability for patients with HRD. There was a weak connection between age and SOC without clinical relevance. SOC-13 has the potential to be a powerful tool to measure the ICF component personal factors, which could have an impact on patients' rehabilitation outcomes. Implications for rehabilitation Antonovsky's SOC-13 scale showed test-retest reliability for patients with hand-related disorders. The SOC-13 scale could be a suitable tool to help measure personal factors.
a Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark , Odense , Denmark.|b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.|c Department of Rehabilitation , Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.
Alice Ørts
AØ
Hansen
a Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark , Odense , Denmark.|d Health Sciences Research Centre, University College Lillebaelt , Odense , Denmark.
Hanne Kaae
HK
Kristensen
e Department of Health Sciences , Lund University , Lund , Sweden.
Ragnhild
R
Cederlund
a Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark , Odense , Denmark.|b Department of Orthopaedic Surgery , Odense University Hospital , Odense , Denmark.
Hans
H
Tromborg
D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D060685:Sense of Coherence / Q000502:physiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
SOC-13; Sense of coherence; hand-related injuries; psychometrics