Psychometric properties of the revised Malay version Medical Outcome Study Social Support Survey using confirmatory factor analysis among postpartum mothers

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 398-405

  Norhayati, Mohd Noor ^a   Aniza, Abd Aziz ^b   Nik Hazlina, Nik Hussain ^a   Azman, Mohd Yacob ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

^c Kelantan State Health Department   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Health care; Postpartum; Psychometric; Questionnaire; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAY (PEOPLE); PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PUERPERIUM; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADOLESCENT; DEVICES; MALAYSIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942912642     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/appy.12184     Document Type: Article

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