Psychosocial generalised resistance resources and clinical indicators of patients suffering from osteoarthritis at the Institute of Rural Health in Lublin, Poland.

Objective: The aim of the study was investigation of the correlations between medical indicators of the course of illness and psychological factors, treated as generalised resistance resources, according to the Salutogenic Model by A.Antonovsky. The salutogenic orientation is one of the more viable paradigms for health promotion research and practice, and is offered as a useful theory for taking a salutogenic approach to health research.