The Sense of Coherence and Health Behavior of Men with Alcohol Addiction

Mateusz Curyło, Marlena Rynkiewicz-Andryśkiewicz, Przemysław Andryśkiewicz, Marcin Mikos, Dariusz Lusina, Jan W. Raczkowski, Grzegorz Juszczyk, Artur Kotwas, Katarzyna Sygit, Kamila Kmieć, Elżbieta Cipora, Mateusz Kaczmarski, Tomasz Banaś, Łukasz Strzępek, Andrzej Śliwczyński, Jan Krakowiak, Jakub Świtalski, Olga Partyka and Aleksandra Czerw
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Mateusz Curyło: Department of Orthopaedic and Post-Traumatic Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland
Marlena Rynkiewicz-Andryśkiewicz: Department of Treatment of Alcohol Abstinence Syndromes, Independent Public Healthcare Facility in Lezajsk, 37-300 Lezajsk, Poland
Przemysław Andryśkiewicz: Department of Treatment of Alcohol Abstinence Syndromes, Independent Public Healthcare Facility in Lezajsk, 37-300 Lezajsk, Poland
Marcin Mikos: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, 30-705 Krakow, Poland
Dariusz Lusina: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University Hospital in Krakow, 30-688 Krakow, Poland
Jan W. Raczkowski: Department of Orthopaedic and Post-Traumatic Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lodz, 90-647 Lodz, Poland
Grzegorz Juszczyk: Department of Public Health, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Artur Kotwas: Subdepartment of Social Medicine and Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland
Katarzyna Sygit: Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Kamila Kmieć: Faculty of Health Sciences, Calisia University, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
Elżbieta Cipora: Medical Institute, Jan Grodek State University in Sanok, 38-500 Sanok, Poland
Mateusz Kaczmarski: Medical Institute, Jan Grodek State University in Sanok, 38-500 Sanok, Poland
Tomasz Banaś: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 31-501 Krakow, Poland
Łukasz Strzępek: Department of General Surgery, Regional Public Hospital in Bochnia, 32-700 Bochnia, Poland
Andrzej Śliwczyński: Branch Didactic Center in Warsaw, University of Humanities and Ekonomics in Lodz, 90-212 Lodz, Poland
Jan Krakowiak: Department of Social Medicine, Medical University of Lodz, 90-419 Lodz, Poland
Jakub Świtalski: Department of Health Economics and Medical Law, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Olga Partyka: Department of Health Economics and Medical Law, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland
Aleksandra Czerw: Department of Health Economics and Medical Law, Medical University of Warsaw, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-9

Abstract: Introduction: Alcohol dependence is one of the world’s major health challenges. The salutogenic concept of health developed by Antonovsky focuses on the search for resources and factors supporting health. Its basic concept of the sense of coherence (SOC) focuses on strengthening the global orientation of the patient, and creating permanent internal resources that translate into the improvement of pro-health behavior, including the fight against alcoholism. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between individual factors and the SOC as well as the influence of the SOC concept on pro-health behavior of people addicted to alcohol. Materials and methods: The study group consisted of 110 men undergoing treatment in an addiction treatment ward. To check the level of the SOC, two standardized questionnaires, Antonovsky’s “SOC-29 Life Orientation Questionnaire” and Juczyński’s “Health Behaviour Inventory”, were used. The correlation coefficient between the sociodemographic variables was checked using the Pearson’s r test. Results: A positive correlation was found with the intensity of pro-health behaviors for three sociodemographic variables. In people aged 43–65 (r = 0.299; p = 0.030), people with primary/vocational education (r = 0.276; p = 0.015), and respondents living in rural areas (r = 0.303; p = 0.028) a greater SOC was associated with pro-health behaviors. Conclusions: Individuals addicted to alcohol are characterized by a low SOC and a low level of pro-health behaviors. Strengthening the internal level of the SOC can constitute an element of addiction therapy when introducing health education to prepare the patient for independent life in sobriety.

Keywords: sense of coherence; alcoholism; pro-health behavior; salutogenesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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