Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey in Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors

Abstract

Results show good general psychometric properties of the Brazilian version of the MOS-SSS when applied to HL survivors. The three-factor structure identified in this study is in line with a previous validation among Brazilian healthy civil servants. The Brazilian Portuguese version will now be used to evaluate social support and its association with long-term disease outcomes and quality of life of Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors.

Validation of the MOS Social Support Survey 6-item (MOS-SSS-6) measure with two large population-based samples of Australian women

“…Despite these differences, all studies found satisfactory model fit for their abbreviated 1-factor measures. The merits of this 6-item measure are that item selection was based on a factor structure applicable to this sample and supported in other studies [6,8] and that it was validated in two large nationally representative samples of women from different age groups making it suitable for population-based research.…”

“…It could also be argued that item selection should have been based on the original factor structure, but generalizability of this factor structure has been questioned in several studies [6,8,10,11]. Similarly, instances where language and meaning have taken precedence over item loading may be criticized.…”

“…Most subsequent studies have been among patients with health conditions [3,[5][6][7][8][9][10]. Two focused on carers of people with health conditions [2,11], and two used community samples of 485 university students [12], and 4,444 community-based householders aged 55?…”

Apoyo social y salud cardiovascular: adaptación de una escala de apoyo social en pacientes hipertensos y diabéticos en la atención primaria chilena

“…Finalmente, el hecho de que los estudios en Latinoamérica revisados muestren bastante concordancia en los resultados permite mostrar que el comportamiento de la escala podría ser semejante en distintos países de la región, lo que facilitaría su uso en la práctica en su forma estándar o modificada por nuestro estudio (un ítem menos) 38,41,42 .…”

Psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey among people living with HIV/AIDS in China

“…It was originally hypothesized to measure five dimensions of social support: (1) emotional support (expression of positive affect, empathetic understanding, and the encouragement of expressions of feelings); (2) informational support (offering of advice, information, guidance, or feedback); (3) tangible support (provision of material aid or behavioral assistance); (4) positive social interaction (availability of other persons with whom to engage in pleasurable activities); and (5) affectionate support (expressions of love and affection) (Sherbourne & Stewart, 1991). With well-established reliability and validity, the MOS-SSS has been translated into different languages including Portuguese (Griep, Chor, Faerstein, et al, 2005; Soares, Biasoli, Scheliga, et al, 2012), Spanish (Cohen & Wills, 1985; House, Robbins, & Metzner, 1982), French (Anderson, Bilodeau, Deshaies, et al, 2005; Robitaille, Orpana, & McIntosh, 2011), and Malay (Mahmud, Awang, & Mohamed, 2004) and has been well validated among different sub-populations in various countries (Anderson et al, 2005; Cohen & Wills, 1985; Griep et al, 2005; House et al, 1982; Mahmud et al, 2004; Robitaille et al, 2011; Soares et al, 2012). …”