International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 66-76, January 2009

The impact of social support and sense of coherence on health-related quality of life among nursing home residents—A questionnaire survey in Bergen, Norway

  • Jorunn Drageset

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bergen University College, Haugeveien 28, N-5005 Bergen, Norway
    • Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, N-5018 Bergen, Norway
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bergen University College, Haugeveien 28, N-5005 Bergen, Norway. Tel.: +47 55 585589; fax: +47 55 585556.
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  • Geir Egil Eide

      Affiliations

    • Section for Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, N-5018 Bergen, Norway
    • Centre for Clinical Research, Haukeland University Hospital, N-5021 Bergen, Norway
    • Tel.: +47 55 97 55 34; fax: +47 55 97 60 88.
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  • Harald A. Nygaard

      Affiliations

    • Section for Geriatric Medicine, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, N-5018 Bergen, Norway
    • NKS Olaviken Hospital for Old Age Psychiatry, N-5306 Erdal, Norway
    • Tel.: +47 56 15 10 00; fax: +47 56 15 10 01.
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  • Margareth Bondevik

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, N-5018 Bergen, Norway
    • Tel.: +47 55 31 23 11; fax: +47 55 58 61 30.
    • ,
  • Monica W. Nortvedt

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bergen University College, Haugeveien 28, N-5005 Bergen, Norway
    • Tel.: +47 55 58 55 56; fax: +47 55 90 00 11.
    • ,
  • Gerd Karin Natvig

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, University of Bergen, Kalfarveien 31, N-5018 Bergen, Norway
    • Tel.: +47 55 58 61 88; fax: +47 55 58 61 30.

Received 3 January 2008; received in revised form 9 July 2008; accepted 10 July 2008.

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PII: S0020-7489(08)00181-8

doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.07.005

International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 66-76, January 2009

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