The survey consists of four separate social support subscales emotionalinformation support, tangible support, affectionate support, and. The medical outcomes study social support survey mosss is a. 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. Medical outcomes study mos social support survey mos sss sherbourne cd. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the vietnamese version of the medical outcomes study. The mos social support survey is designed to assess the functional components of social support, which refers to the degree to which interpersonal relationships serve particular functions 53, 73, 74. 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. It is a widely used scale, but there is a shortage of. 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. 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. Mossss medical outcomes study mos social support survey. Mos social support survey mos sss people sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support. When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the sabi, please acknowledge the. Sherbourne and stewart, 1991 this instrument provides an assessment of several domains of social support including tangible support, emotional support, affective support, and.
We evaluated interactions between race and social support, race and social networks, and social support and social networks. The social support scale mos sss aims to assess the extent to which the person has the support of others to face stressful situations. 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. 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. 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. 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.
The duke social support index is an example of a structural support measure. The mos social support survey university of washington. Validity and reliability of arabic mos social support survey. Pdf the effect of social support has been investigated in numerous studies. Spouses who reported strong social support from the community, their family, andor the military had lower odds to support their member leaving. The ssq yields scores for a perceived number of social supports and b satisfaction with social support that is available.
Stress associated with hospitalization in patients with. Key points this paper presents patients responses to specific types of caretaking and support activities. People sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support. A measure of social support, the social support questionnaire ssq, is described and four empirical studies employing it are described. Women, men, hivpositive, incarcerated adults response options. Pdf validation of the mos social support survey 6item. The role of social support in reducing psychological distress. 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. Validation of the mos social support survey 6item mos sss6 measure with two large populationbased samples of australian women.
Medical outcomes survey social support scale mos sss items40. The eightitem modified medical outcomes study social. This document was generated using adobe portable document format msqli multiple sclerosis quality of life inventory. Medical outcomes study questionnaire short form 36 health survey sf36 about. If you work with parents and children, learn whether parents provide adequate social support for their children with our online social support survey template. 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. The role of social networks and support in postpartum. The mos social support survey athy donald sher ourne and anita l. Among nonclinical populations, perceived social support is an important factor in health maintenance and wellbeing. A measure of social support, the social support questionnaire ssq, is described, and four empirical studies employing it are presented. The eightitem modified medical outcomes study social support. Medical outcomes study mos social support survey people sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support. It was originally designed as a selfadministered measure of functional social support. These support measures are distinct from structural measures of social support and from related health measures.
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. In the course of this work, several questions have arisen about social support. Modified mos social support survey msss 31 references. 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. Psychometric properties of the medical outcomes study. Validation of the mos social support survey 6item mos. 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. Pdf the social support scale mossss aims to assess the extent to which the person. Mos social support survey is one of the most popularly used instruments available in measuring social support. 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. None a little some most all of of the of the of the of the the time time time time time emotional informational.
Mos social support survey quality life derick mussen. Unc cfar social and behavioral science research core sabi. The medical outcomes survey, social support survey mossss. One question is whether different sources of support matter in different ways e. Mos social support survey people sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support.
C were evaluated by correlations with the chinese version of the multidimensional perceived social support survey r. Sample version of the the medical outcomes survey, social. Reliability, validity, and item response of mos social. A total of 19 functional support items were developed to assess perceptions of the availability of different functional aspects of support. Three of the studies deal with the ssqs psychometric properties. How often is each of the following kinds of support available to you if you need it. It is a brief, multidimensional, selfadministered scale initially developed for patients with chronic illnesses including depression. The medical outcomes study mos social support survey. 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. Peertopeer support model to improve quality of life.
This step allowed us to delete items that seemed to be difficult to categorize. American educational research association, american. As such, the msqli is designed to supplement rather than replace. None of the time a little of the time some of the time most of the time all of the time 1.
The social support questionnaire short form sarason et al. It was developed as part of the medical outcomes study, a twoyear longitudinal study of. 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. Someone you can count on to listen to you when you need to talk. The medical outcomes study social support survey mos ss is a 19item, self administered social support survey. Psychometric testing of the chinese version of the medical. Emotional support 4 items, informational support 4 items, tangible support 4 items, affectionate support 3 items and positive social interaction. 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 mos social support survey 707 of types of support. The mos social support index the mos social support index1 measures functional support and is derived from a 19item, multidimensional, selfadministered survey. Thus, social support may be an important variable for interventions to minimize the negative consequences of a transition out of. Scoring instructions for mos social support survey instrument. The 19item medical outcomes study social support survey mos sss 4 is commonly used to measure this construct providing a. As a test of the items face validity, six behavioral scientists were asked to designate the appropriate social support category for each of the. For the convergent validity, the mos social support survey was. 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. 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 questionnaire short form 36 health. It is easy to administer to chronically ill patients, and the items are short, simple, and easy to understand.
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