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The MOS social support survey.

C D Sherbourne1, A L Stewart

  • 1RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138.

Social Science & Medicine (1982)
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
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This study developed a brief social support survey for patients with chronic conditions. The reliable and valid survey measures four key dimensions of functional support.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychological Measurement
  • Health Services Research
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Social support is crucial for patients with chronic conditions.
  • Existing measures of social support may lack comprehensiveness or distinctiveness.
  • The Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) provided a unique opportunity to develop and validate a new instrument.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a brief, multidimensional, self-administered social support survey.
  • To ensure the survey captured recent conceptualizations of social support dimensions.
  • To create a measure distinct from existing social support and health-related instruments.

Main Methods:

  • Development of a social support survey for the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS).
  • Item selection based on conceptual issues in social support.

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  • Analysis of data from 2987 adult patients with chronic conditions.
  • Multitrait scaling analyses to assess scale dimensionality and validity.

    • Main Results:

    • The survey demonstrated the dimensionality of four functional support scales: emotional/informational, tangible, affectionate, and positive social interaction.
    • An overall functional social support index was successfully constructed.
    • The developed measures were found to be distinct from structural social support and related health measures.
    • High reliability (Alphas > 0.91) and temporal stability were observed.

    Conclusions:

    • The brief, multidimensional social support survey is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing functional social support in patients with chronic conditions.
    • The survey's dimensions and overall index provide valuable insights into patients' perceived support.
    • This instrument can be a useful tool in health services research and clinical practice for understanding the role of social support in chronic illness management.