Validade de constructo de escala de apoio social do Medical Outcomes Study adaptada para o português no Estudo Pró-Saúde

Abstract

This paper evaluates the construct validity of the Medical Outcomes Study's social support scale adapted to Portuguese, when utilized in a cohort study among non-faculty civil servants at a university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Pró-Saúde Study). Baseline data were obtained in 1999, when 4,030 participants (92.0% of those eligible) completed a multidimensional self-administered questionnaire at the workplace. From the original scale's five social support dimensions, factor analysis of the data extracted only three dimensions: positive social interaction/affective support; emotional/information support; and material support. We estimated associations between social support dimensions and socio-demographic, health, and well being-related characteristics. We confirmed the hypotheses that less isolated individuals, those with better self-rated health, those who reported more participation in group activities, and those with no evidence of common mental disorders reported better perception of social support. In conclusion, we found good evidence for a high construct validity of this scale, supporting its use in future analyses in the Pró-Saúde Study and in similar population groups.

The relationship between social support and functional capacity in elderly persons with cognitive alterations

“…The majority of the elderly people of this study reported high levels of perceived social support, confirming the data from previous research (16,18) . The perception of having good social relationships with family, and that these relationships can help in times of need, is an important factor in maintaining quality of life for the elderly (12) .…”

“…Considering, however, that data referring to cognitive evaluation had been used in a previous study, which selected its subjects through a sampling procedure, the present study took as its population the total number of elderly persons evaluated in 2007 and who had obtained a MEMS result below the cut-off point according to level of schooling (15) varying from 20 to 100 points, with a higher score indicating a higher level of social support) (16) ; the Katz Index, for assessing performance in basic activities of daily living, which involve activities related to self-care such as feeding oneself, washing, dressing, carrying out personal hygiene and maintaining continence (3) ; the Pfeffer Functional Activities Questionnaire for assessment of performance of instrumental activities of daily living, which include ability to prepare meals, go shopping, use transport, take care of the house, use the telephone, take care of one's finances, take one's medication and remember arrangements, events, family members and holidays (4) . as studies indicate that social support perceived by the elderly is as important as that which is actually received (17) .…”

Operacionalização de adaptação transcultural de instrumentos de aferição usados em epidemiologia

“…Some of these Brazilian experiences have been guided by the proposal of Herdman et al, either totally 39,40,47,51,52 or partially. 1,11,16,[21][22][23]26,45,54,64 …”

Marcadores neurobiológicos e psicométricos da eficácia da terapia cognitivo-comportamental no transtorno de estresse pós-traumático associado a sintomas dissociativos: relato de caso

“…dade de Beck (Beck Anxiety Inventory, BAI) 19 , PTSD Checklist -Civilian Version (PCL-C) 20 , Escala de Experiências Dissociativas (DES) 21 e Escala de Traço de Afeto Negativo (PANAS-N) 22 . Também foram utilizados os seguintes questionários referentes a aspectos positivos: Escala de Traço de Afeto Positivo (PANAS-P) 22 , Escala de Resiliência (ER89) 23 e Escala de Apoio Social do Medical Outcomes Study 24 . Todos os instrumentos foram utilizados em versões previamente validadas para o português.…”