Three of the studies deal with the ssqs psychometric properties. Summary this paper describes the development and evaluation of a brief, multidimensional, selfadministered, social support survey that was developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos, a twoyear study of patients with chronic conditions. The ssq yields scores for a number of social supports, and b satisfaction with social support that is available. People sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support. It is a brief, multidimensional, selfadministered scale initially developed for patients with chronic illnesses including depression. Emotional support 4 items, informational support 4 items, tangible support 4 items, affectionate support 3 items and positive social interaction. This step allowed us to delete items that seemed to be difficult to categorize. Medical outcomes study mos social support survey mos sss sherbourne cd. The mossocial support survey is a selfreport scale of perceived availability of people who are helpful or supportive with various aspects of life when the respondent is ill. As a test of the items face validity, six behavioral scientists were asked to designate the appropriate social support category for each of the. Medical outcomes survey social support scale mos sss items40.
The medical outcomes study social support survey mos ss is a 19item, self administered social support survey. Someone to give you information to help you understand a situation. Psychometric properties of the malay version of the medical outcomes study social support survey mos sss in a sample of patients with hiv. Validity and reliability of arabic mos social support survey. The medical outcomes study social support survey mosss is a. Key points this paper presents patients responses to specific types of caretaking and support activities. American educational research association, american. Pdf the effect of social support has been investigated in numerous studies. Measurement quality of social support survey measurement instruments 3 2 measurement of social support social support is an important exchange between an individual and hisher personal or local network and is related, among others, to various outcomes such. Validation of the mos social support survey 6item mos. The mos social support survey university of washington.
The 19item medical outcomes study social support survey mos sss 4 is commonly used to measure this construct providing a. It is easy to administer to chronically ill patients, and the items are short, simple, and easy to understand. As a test of the items face validity, six behavioral scientists were asked to designate the appropriate social support category for each of the items. Sherbourne, anita stewart this paper describes the development and evaluation of a brief, multidimensional, selfadministered, social support survey that was developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos, a twoyear survey that was developed for patients with chronic conditions. Mos social support survey is one of the most popularly used instruments available in measuring social support. The duke social support index is an example of a structural support measure. Sample version of the the medical outcomes survey, social. Medical outcomes study questionnaire short form 36 health survey sf36 about. A measure of social support, the social support questionnaire ssq, is described and four empirical studies employing it are described. Designed by the harvard graduate school of educations experts, this helps survey you understand how much parents know about their childrens social activities and how much they help. A measure of social support, the social support questionnaire ssq, is described, and four empirical studies employing it are presented. This document was generated using adobe portable document format msqli multiple sclerosis quality of life inventory. Thus, social support may be an important variable for interventions to minimize the negative consequences of a transition out of. The survey consists of four separate social support subscales emotionalinformation support, tangible support, affectionate support, and.
Mos social support survey people sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support. Perceived social support explained the influence of being widowed, divorced and never married on psychological wellbeing, such that lower levels of support in these groups resulted in poorer psychological health. The mos social support survey athy donald sher ourne and anita l. The medical outcomes study mos social support survey is a 20item selfreported measure of individual experience of social support with four subscale measures of emotionalinformational support, tangible support, affection, and positive interaction. This scale is part of the body of research on the effects of a multimodal cognitivebehavioral stress management intervention on the psychosocial wellbeing of breast cancer patients. Stress associated with hospitalization in patients with. C were evaluated by correlations with the chinese version of the multidimensional perceived social support survey r. A total of 19 functional support items were developed to assess perceptions of the availability of different functional aspects of support. None of the time a little of the time some of the time most of the time all of the time 1. The ssq yields scores for a perceived number of social supports and b satisfaction with social support that is available. We evaluated interactions between race and social support, race and social networks, and social support and social networks. Sherbourne and stewart, 1991 this instrument provides an assessment of several domains of social support including tangible support, emotional support, affective support, and. This paper describes the development and evaluation of a brief, multidimensional, self administered, social support survey that was developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos, a twoyear study of patients with chronic conditions. This paper describes the development and evaluation of a brief, multidimensional, self administered, social support survey that was developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos, a.
Psychometric properties of the medical outcomes study. Medical outcomes study questionnaire short form 36 health. The medical outcomes study mos social support survey. Reliability, validity, and item response of mos social. Among nonclinical populations, perceived social support is an important factor in health maintenance and wellbeing. The eightitem modified medical outcomes study social. Mossss medical outcomes study mos social support survey.
Results of multitrait scaling analysis supported an overall. Sherbourne and stewart, 1991 this instrument provides an assessment of several domains of social support including tangible support, emotional support, affective support, and positive support. For each of the 6 items, respondents indicate the number of people available to provide support in each of 6 areas and then rate the overall level of satisfaction with the support. As such, the msqli is designed to supplement rather than replace. The role of social support in reducing psychological distress. The social support scale mos sss aims to assess the extent to which the person has the support of others to face stressful situations. Mos social support survey quality life derick mussen. Someone you can count on to listen to you when you need to talk.
However, there is a paucity of research about social support among mmt patients, possibly due to a lack of appropriate measuring tools. The mos social support survey 707 of types of support. Three of the studies deal with the ssqs psychometric properties, its correations. When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the sabi, please acknowledge the.
If you work with parents and children, learn whether parents provide adequate social support for their children with our online social support survey template. The mos social support index the mos social support index1 measures functional support and is derived from a 19item, multidimensional, selfadministered survey. This brief, selfadministered social support survey instrument was developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos, a twoyear study of patients. It was originally designed as a selfadministered measure of functional social support.
This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the vietnamese version of the medical outcomes study. The eightitem modified medical outcomes study social support. It is a widely used scale, but there is a shortage of. None of the time a little of the time some of the time most of the time all of the time. The multivariate models with mos social support and core variables indicated that each 10point increase in the mos social support survey was related to a 2. Medical outcomes study mos social support survey people sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support. Internal structure of the 19item social support survey scale aimed at estimation of anticipated social support was tested under the czech ambience conditions using data from 227 women living in.
The medical outcomes survey, social support survey mossss. The social support questionnaire short form sarason et al. Pdf the social support scale mossss aims to assess the extent to which the person. The mos social support survey 1993 this paper describes the development and evaluation of a brief, multidimensional, selfadministered, social support survey that was developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos, a twoyear survey that was developed for patients with chronic conditions.
The medical outcomes study social support survey mosss is a 19item, selfadministered social support survey developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos 23. Unc cfar social and behavioral science research core sabi. None a little some most all of of the of the of the of the the time time time time time emotional informational. An overall functional social support index can be obtained by calculating the average of the scores for all 18 items included in the four subscales and the score for. Among measures that purport to assess perceived social support, the medical outcomes study social support survey mos sss is based on a strong conceptual framework and has been subjected to a rigorous psychometric evaluation. Validation of the mos social support survey 6item mos sss6 measure with two large populationbased samples of australian women. The scale is considered useful for assessing changes in the levels of social support available to those who have been identified as being socially isolated. One question is whether different sources of support matter in different ways e.
These support measures are distinct from structural measures of social support and from related health measures. Peertopeer support model to improve quality of life. It was developed as part of the medical outcomes study, a twoyear longitudinal study of. Pdf validation of the mos social support survey 6item. The msss is a slightly modified version of the social support survey developed as part of the medical outcomes study in order to assess perceived social support. Mos social support survey mos sss people sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support.
Modified mos social support survey msss 31 references. In the course of this work, several questions have arisen about social support. For the convergent validity, the mos social support survey was. How often is each of the following kinds of support available to you if you need it. This study aimed to validate a 6item 1factor global measure of social support developed from the medical outcomes study social support survey mos sss for use in large epidemiological studies. Women, men, hivpositive, incarcerated adults response options. Medical outcomes study mos social support survey was developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos, a twoyear study of patients with chronic conditions. Scoring instructions for mos social support survey instrument.
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