Validation Of The Malay Version Of The Sources Of Social Support Scale Among Malaysian Cancer Patients
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
;
: 20-27, 2017.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-627101
ABSTRACT
Objective:
It is important to investigate the association between spousal support and psychology of cancer patients, thus a validated instrument to measure the degree of perceived spousal support is required. We translated and evaluated the psychometric properties of the Sources of Social Support Scale-Malay version (SSSS-Malay) among Malaysian cancer patients.Methods:
In this study, the SSSS-Malay and Hope Scale-Malay [used to compare with the SSSS-Malay to assess discriminant validity] were administered to 195 Malaysian cancer patients during baseline assessment. The SSSS-Malay was re-administered 2 months after the baseline assessment during follow-up.Results:
The SSSS-Malay total score (Cronbach’s α = 0.70, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.72) and its domains (Cronbach’s α ranging from 0.70 to 0.83, intraclass correlation coefficient ranging from 0.6 to 0.76) exhibited good internal consistencies and good test-retest reliability. The SSSS-Malay also demonstrated good convergent and discriminant validities. However, confirmatory factor analysis of the SSSSMalay showed that it was best fit into a 3-factor model instead of the 4-factor model of the original English version.Conclusion:
The SSSS-Malay demonstrated good psychometric properties for use in Malaysian cancer patients.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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