As such, the msqli is designed to supplement rather than replace traditional ms outcome measures such as the expanded disability status scale or magnetic. The mos social support survey 1993 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. This study examined the direct and indirect effects of perceived social support on physical and mental hrqol in a sample of 602 adults living with hiv in ontario, canada. The mos social support survey 707 of types of support. Outcome measure social support survey sss moving ahead cre. Three of the studies deal with the ssqs psychometric properties, its correations. Mos social support survey is one of the most popularly used instruments available in measuring social support. The ssq yields scores for a number of social supports, and b satisfaction with social support that is available. The medical outcomes survey, social support survey mossss the full version of the the medical outcomes survey, social support survey mossss comes without sample watermark. People sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support. Someone you can count on to listen to you when you need to talk. The 4 functional support scales, as well as an overall functional support index. Social support and psychological stress processes in the. A measure of social support, the social support questionnaire ssq, is described, and four empirical studies employing it are presented.
Despite the importance of social support, few social support scales have been developed and used with older people. Subjects responded to the first eight items of the classic medical outcomes study social support survey mos. This study aims to establish standards and cutoffs for mos sss. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of social support on high school adolescents and their success in school. The role of social network, social support, religiosity. Ramsay arizona state university growing research interest in social support underscores the need for reliable and valid measures of this concept. 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 two. The social support questionnaire short form sarason et al. C were evaluated by correlations with the chinese version of the multidimensional perceived social support survey r. How often is each of the following kinds of support available to you if you.
The development of a selfreport measure of subjectively assessed social support, the multidimensional scale of perceived social support mspss, is described. Enacted social support on social media and subjective well. The social support scale mossss aims to assess the extent to which the person has the support of others to face stressful situations. The questionnaire was carefully developed from previous. 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. It was originally designed as a selfadministered measure of functional social support in community dwelling chronically ill persons. Comparison of number of items and scale levels for each concept in the mos sf20 and sf36 health surveys sf20 sf36 concept no. 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. The research participants included 300 high school students, with an average age of 16. The 19item medical outcomes study social support survey mos sss 4 is commonly used to measure this construct providing a total score and four subscales. Apr 12, 20 the medical outcome study mos social support survey scale was used to measure their perceived level of social support. Scale evaluation the mos social support index was first included in the full version of the the second survey of the midage cohort. Unc cfar social and behavioral science research core sabi.
Item responses the distribution of responses to the 19 items of the mos social support index is shown in table 1. The eightitem modified medical outcomes study social support. Participants completed the medical outcomes studyhiv mos hiv health survey, the mos hiv social support scale mos hivsss, and the center for epidemiological studies. It is a 19item scale with four subscales, which were informational, tangible support, affective support and positive social interaction.
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. This document was generated using adobe portable document format msqli multiple sclerosis quality of life inventory. A major problem in the field is the ab sence of criteria for the construction and vali dation of health scales. Descriptive analysis was conducted to examine the distribution of sociodemographic characteristics, trauma experiences, and mental health status. Mossss medical outcomes study mos social support survey. The berlin social support scales are a battery of instruments that measure various types and functions of social support.
Adaptation to children from social perceived support. The social support scale mos sss aims to assess the extent to which the person has the support of others to face stressful situations. Validity and reliability of arabic mos social support. Enacted social support on social media and subjective wellbeing.
Postdeployment support description measures extent to which family, friends, and individuals within the community provide emotional sustenance and instrumental assistance. The multidimensional scale of perceived social support mspss is a brief research tool designed to measure perceptions of support from 3 sources. The mos social support survey athy donald sher ourne and anita l. The full complete 12 page version includes overview validation and reliability. The roles of perceived social support, coping, and. Psychometric properties of the medical outcomes study. It is a widely used scale, but there is a shortage of studies evaluating its interpretative rules. The aim of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of the modified medical outcomes study social support survey mmosss in a primary healthcare setting phcs. Psychometric properties of the eightitem modified medical.
A measure of social support, the social support questionnaire ssq, is described and four empirical studies employing it are described. The medical outcomes study social support survey mosss is a 19item, selfadministered social support survey developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos. This is a selfadministered scale developed to measure perceived availability of types of. Pdf the multidimensional scale of perceived social support. The mos social support survey1 is a selfreport instrument that was developed for use in the medical outcomes study mos, a twoyear longitudinal study of the process and outcomes of care for patients with prevalent and treatable. Validation of the mos social support survey 6item mossss6. View and print the mos social support survey instrument. Jan 01, 2014 to explore the characteristics and pattern of social support among female inmates, we use the rasch model to analyze the medical outcomes study mos social support scale. Social support is a multifaceted construct offering a multitude of benefits.
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. The instrument is composed of 19 main items to measure four aspects of social support, including tangible. Mos social support survey mos sss the mos survey is selfadministered and uses fivepoint answer scales. Direct and indirect effects of perceived social support on. The medical outcome study social support survey mos sss 19 was employed to measure social support of the respondents. Social support is the aspect of personal relationships that leads the recipient to believe that he or she is valued by others kahn. Social support measure in jail inmates with hiv infection. Women reported high levels of support for all items with support available all the time between 28% for item m and 56% for item e. This study aims to establish standards and cutoffs for mossss. Validation of the mos social support survey 6item mos sss6. Higher scores for subscales and the index indicate more social support. The validated arabic version of mos survey is available as additional file 1. Preliminary development of a scale of social support. Scoring instructions for social support survey instrument.
The medical outcomes study social support survey mosss is a 19item. Someone to confide in or talk to about yourself or your problems. Someone to give you information to help you understand a situation. This study aims to establish standards and cutoffs for mos. 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. Sherbourne and stewart, 1991 this instrument provides an assessment of several domains of social support including tangible support, emotional support, affective support, and positive support. Social support survey mos sss 18 is one of the most widely used instruments. The scale is comprised of a total of 12 items, with 4 items for each subscale.
How often is each of the following kinds of support available to you if you need it. 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. Validity and reliability of arabic mos social support survey. The present study compared social network size and three types of perceived social supporttangible, emotional, and informational in relation to. The mos social support survey university of washington. Social support research has been hampered by a lack of clarity both in the definitions of social support and in the conceptualization of its effects on health outcomes. In selecting items for each sf36 scale, we used the corresponding fulllength mos scale as. It is a widely used scale, but there is a shortage of. The ssq yields scores for a perceived number of social supports and b satisfaction with social support that is available. The current research aims to examine the roles of perceived social support, coping, and loneliness when predicting the internet addiction in adolescents. Psychometric testing of the chinese version of the medical. The methods were the structuralfunctional social support scale sfss, the mos social support survey, the ways of coping questionnaire, the coping with illness scale cill26, the anger expression scale, the life experience survey, the chronic strains survey, the rotterdam symptom checklist, eortc qlqbreast 23. Modified mos social support survey msss 31 references.
Received and perceived support subscales of the berlin. Thus, social support may be an important variable for interventions to minimize the negative consequences of a transition out of. Keeping this discussion in mind, this study employs the framework of enacted social support to better ascertain the. The distribution of responses to the 19 items of the mos social support index is shown in table 1. Scale in the deployment risk and resilience inventory2 drri2 section. Scoring instructions for mos social support survey instrument.
This surveybased scale measures participation in social. Validation of the mos social support survey 6item mos. Sarason university of washington a measure of social support, the social support questionnaire ssq, is described, and four empirical studies employing it are presented. Levels physical functioning 6 7 10 21 role functioning 2 3 rolephysical 4 5 roleemotional 3 4 pain 1 6 2 12 social functioning 1 6 2 9. 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. The data collection tool is composed of three questionnaires.
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. 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 parameters of the mos a showed acceptable values. If you work with parents and children, learn whether parents provide adequate social support for their children with our online social support survey template. Multidimensional scale of perceived social support mspss. The medical outcomes study social support survey mos ss is a 19item, selfadministered social support survey developed for patients in the medical outcomes study mos. Reliability, validity, and item response of mos social. Circle the 1 if you very strongly disagree circle the 2 if you strongly disagree. The multidimensional scale of perceived social support mspss. Medical outcomes study mos social support survey people sometimes look to others for companionship, assistance, or other types of support. No clear indication about scoring procedures but can get around this by. Medical outcomes survey social support scale mos sss items40. This step allowed us to delete items that seemed to be difficult to categorize.
Three of the studies deal with the ssqs psychometric properties. Mos social support survey the mos social support survey is a brief, multidimensional, selfadministered measure of social support, which is conceptualised as supportive or positive contact with other people. A crosssectional descriptive study was carried out with spanish outpatients n 903 from a phcs. None of the time a little of the time some of the time most of the time all of the time. It is a brief, multidimensional scale developed to assess the functional aspects of perceived social support. Mos modified social support survey msss mos pain effects scale pes multiple sclerosis functional composite msfc multiple sclerosis quality of life54 msqol54 multiple sclerosis quality of life inventory msqli paced auditory serial addition test pasat perceived deficits questionnaire pdq sexual satisfaction scale sss. Psychometric properties of the malay version of the medical outcomes study social support survey mossss in a sample of patients with hiv.
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. 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 given in each of the areas. Mental health status among burmese adolescent students living. To explore the characteristics and pattern of social support among female inmates, we use the rasch model to analyze the medical outcomes study mos social support scale. Types of social support were evaluated using the medical outcome study social support survey mos sss 36. Research in the field of psychooncology in south africa is increasing, and there is a need for validated measures that assess factors associated with cancer, such as social support. Developed for patients with prevalent and treatable chronic conditions. Psychological distress and social support in informal. The psychometrics characteristics were examined of the argentina adaptation to children from social perceived support questionnaire mos, in a sample of 593 participants. Berlin social support scales bsss scoring rules xxixth international congress of psychology, july 20 25, 2008 in berlin, germany health behavior selfefficacy pdf file.
Sample version of the the medical outcomes survey, social. 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. Medical outcomes study mos social support survey mos sss. It is a brief, multidimensional, selfadministered scale initially developed for patients with chronic illnesses including depression. As a test of the items face validity, six behavioral scientists were asked to designate the appropriate social support category. 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. Since the individual is still abusing drugs, it is likely that most of the peers in their social network are. We are interested in how you feel about the following statements.
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