Psychometric Evaluation of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey in Brazilian Older People Psychometric Evaluation of MOS‐SSS

Psychometric Evaluation of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey in Brazilian Older People Psychometric Evaluation of MOS‐SSS

ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the psychometric properties of different factorial models of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS‐SSS) and screen the frequency of social support in older Brazilians. Method Methodological study. Five factorial models of the MOS‐SSS were tested for th...

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Published in:International journal of older people nursing Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. e12654 - n/a
Main Authors: Brito, Tábatta Renata Pereira, Belineli, Lilian Miranda, Rocha, Greiciane da Silva, Corona, Ligiana Pires, Freiria, Carolina Neves, Polo, Celi Macedo, Reis, Rogério Donizeti, Lima, Daniela Braga, Nunes, Daniella Pires, Silva, Wanderson Roberto
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01-11-2024
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Averages
Brazil
Clinical assessment
Clinical nursing
Convergent validity
Discriminant validity
Female
Humans
Male
methodological study
Middle Aged
Nurses
Older people
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Polls & surveys
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
Social Support
study validity
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
Validity
Brazil
methodological study
study validity
reliability
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Summary:ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the psychometric properties of different factorial models of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS‐SSS) and screen the frequency of social support in older Brazilians. Method Methodological study. Five factorial models of the MOS‐SSS were tested for their validity and reliability using three Brazilian samples from different locations in the country. The factorial invariance was assessed across locations using multigroup analysis. The global average score was calculated. Results A total of 1574 older people participated in the study. For all models, there was adequate factorial and convergent validity and good reliability; the discriminant validity was not achieved. Therefore, a second‐order hierarchical model was proposed and showed validity, reliability and invariance across samples. In the three Brazilian samples, participants presented high frequency of social support. Conclusion A second‐order hierarchical model was fitted the Brazilian samples, allowing the calculation of the global score of social support, which was high among the participants. Implications for Practice The MOS‐SSS assesses social support levels among older individuals in community or clinical settings. Nurses can tailor interventions based on scale outcomes for personalised care for older people.
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This work was supported by National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (grant numbers 429823/20185 and 408262/20176); Fundao de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais FAPEMIG (grant number APQ‐01168‐18); Fundao de Amparo Pesquisa do Estado do Acre (FAPAC) (grant number 33376.512.21332.21092017); and Coordenao de Aperfei oamento de Pessoal de Nvel Superior Brasil (CAPES)—Finance Code 001.
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ISSN:1748-3735
1748-3743
1748-3743
DOI:10.1111/opn.12654