Background: Our previous research concerned the relation between Sense of Coherence, workplace stress, and burnout for nurses in their first three years work. We found that psychological state months on job was particularly critical to success retention. As stress increased over years, Coherence declined, increased. Follow-up interviews after five revealed importance identifying role models ear...

INTRODUCTION The success of heart transplantation in prolonging life and well-being must be considered in reference to its psycho-social outcomes, which intrinsically affect the long-term post-transplant morbidity. Sense of coherence and emotional response to organ reception are important factors in this group of patients. THE AIM OF THIS STUDY The aim of this study was to assess the contribu...

We hypothesized that gratitude would be related to sense of coherence via positive reframing, which is a process by which negative events or circumstances are seen in a positive light. We tested this hypothesis in two studies. In Study 1 (N1⁄4 166) we found a strong, robust relationship between trait gratitude and sense of coherence above and beyond life satisfaction, positive and negative affe...

BACKGROUND Family centred care (FCC) is currently a valued philosophy within neonatal care; an approach that places the parents at the heart of all decision-making and engagement in the care of their infant. However, to date, there is a lack of clarity regarding the definition of FCC and limited evidence of FCCs effectiveness in relation to parental, infant or staff outcomes. DISCUSSION In th...