BACKGROUND: Sense Of Coherence” (SOC) is the central idea of Aaron Antonovsky’s concept of salutogenesis. It is used to explain why some people become ill under stress and others stay healthy. OBJECTIVE: To specify sense of coherence (SOC) and the degree of its correlation with mental health in older people. METHODS: We conducted a cross-sectional
study in the Health Center of Megalopolis. A total of 100 older participants was selected (n=100). Excluded weere older peple suffering from dementia and psychosis. 2 questionnaires (SCL-90-R and Sence of Coherence) were used. The data were analysed using SPSS 18.0. FINDINGS: Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample : mean age 71,68 years, 70% women, 50% married, 52% had received mandatory education. Mean score of sense of coherence
( SOC):137 ± SD:26,49. Mean score of SCL-90 : 66,89±6,146, Positive Symptom Total: 0,76±0,51, Global Severity
Index: 6,82±17,76, Positive Symptom Distress Index: 1,56±0,51. Sense of coherence score and SCL-90 score are
negatively correlated (r= -0,657 , p