Relationships among sense of coherence, oral health status, nutritional status and care need level of older adults according to path analysis.

Aim: Sense of coherence (SOC) is a measurement of ability of an individual to cope with psychological stress and remain in good health. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationships among SOC score, oral health status, nutritional status and care need level of older adults using path analysis.

Methods: We enrolled 53 older adults (17 men and 36 women) who were attending a day care service (mean age 80.