Factor analyses of a social support scale using two methods

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 787-794

  Yu, Yu ^a,b   Shiu, Cheng Shi ^b   Yang, Joyce P ^b   Wang, Mingjiong ^c   Simoni, Jane M ^b   Chen, Wei Ti ^d   Cheng, Joy ^e   Zhao, Hongxin ^f  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CHANGSHA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e Mott Women Healthcare PLLC   (United States)

^f CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

CFA; Chinese; EFA; Factor analysis; Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL OUTCOME STUDY SOCIAL SUPPORT SURVEY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; DATA COLLECTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925511009     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: 15732649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-014-0815-4     Document Type: Article

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