A systematic review of adolescents' sense of coherence and health.
The aim of this systematic review was to describe the association between adolescent sense of coherence (SOC) and health and identify the future direction for research in this area. Systematic searches were conducted (2007-2014) in the PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Cochrane electronic databases and carried out manual searches in three scientific journals. A total of 827 original papers were found and 23 were selected. Based on the results, adolescents' sense of coherence (SOC) was related to health in terms of the adolescents' quality of life, health behaviour, mental health and family relationships by using 31 different health-related instruments. In conclusion, the use of the SOC approach for adolescents can provide a useful view of their health during this transition phase to adulthood. Due to the large variation in the additional instruments used, combining and comparing the results proved challenging. More comparative and longitudinal research is needed to increase understanding of adolescents' health in relation to SOC and develop services that support both elements.
Administrative Centre, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Helena
H
Länsimies
Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.|Kuopio Social and Health Care Services, Kuopio, Finland.
Anna-Maija
AM
Pietilä
Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland.
Soili
S
Hietasola-Husu
Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.
Mari
M
Kangasniemi
D000293:Adolescent; D015438:Health Behavior; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health; D011788:Quality of Life; D060685:Sense of Coherence
adolescents; health; literature review; salutogenic approach; sense of coherence