Psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS-C)

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-143

  Yu, Doris S F ^a   Lee, Diana T F ^a   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Instrument validation; Medical outcomes study social support survey; Social support Chinese version

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; AGED; HONG KONG; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 2342430783     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20008     Document Type: Article

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