Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients
Objective: It is important to investigate the association between spousal support and psychology of cancer patients, thus a validated instrument to measure the degree of perceived spousal support is required. We translated and evaluated the psychometric properties of the Sources of Social Support...
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| author | Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Hami, Rohayu Azman, Nizuwan Mohd Shariff, Noorsuzana Appalanaido, Gokula Kumar Md Sharif, Siti Shahanis |
| author_facet | Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Hami, Rohayu Azman, Nizuwan Mohd Shariff, Noorsuzana Appalanaido, Gokula Kumar Md Sharif, Siti Shahanis |
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| description | Objective: It is important to investigate the association between spousal support
and psychology of cancer patients, thus a validated instrument to measure the
degree of perceived spousal support is required. We translated and evaluated the
psychometric properties of the Sources of Social Support Scale-Malay version
(SSSS-Malay) among Malaysian cancer patients. Methods: In this study, the
SSSS-Malay and Hope Scale-Malay [used to compare with the SSSS-Malay to
assess discriminant validity] were administered to 195 Malaysian cancer patients
during baseline assessment. The SSSS-Malay was re-administered 2 months
after the baseline assessment during follow-up. Results: The SSSS-Malay total
score (Cronbach’s α = 0.70, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.72) and
its domains (Cronbach’s α ranging from 0.70 to 0.83, intraclass correlation
coefficient ranging from 0.6 to 0.76) exhibited good internal consistencies and
good test-retest reliability. The SSSS-Malay also demonstrated good convergent
and discriminant validities. However, confirmatory factor analysis of the SSSSMalay
showed that it was best fit into a 3-factor model instead of the 4-factor
model of the original English version. Conclusion: The SSSS-Malay
demonstrated good psychometric properties for use in Malaysian cancer
patients. |
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| spelling | usm-375152017-12-11T04:24:50Z http://eprints.usm.my/37515/ Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Hami, Rohayu Azman, Nizuwan Mohd Shariff, Noorsuzana Appalanaido, Gokula Kumar Md Sharif, Siti Shahanis BF1-940 Psychology RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research Objective: It is important to investigate the association between spousal support and psychology of cancer patients, thus a validated instrument to measure the degree of perceived spousal support is required. We translated and evaluated the psychometric properties of the Sources of Social Support Scale-Malay version (SSSS-Malay) among Malaysian cancer patients. Methods: In this study, the SSSS-Malay and Hope Scale-Malay [used to compare with the SSSS-Malay to assess discriminant validity] were administered to 195 Malaysian cancer patients during baseline assessment. The SSSS-Malay was re-administered 2 months after the baseline assessment during follow-up. Results: The SSSS-Malay total score (Cronbach’s α = 0.70, intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) = 0.72) and its domains (Cronbach’s α ranging from 0.70 to 0.83, intraclass correlation coefficient ranging from 0.6 to 0.76) exhibited good internal consistencies and good test-retest reliability. The SSSS-Malay also demonstrated good convergent and discriminant validities. However, confirmatory factor analysis of the SSSSMalay showed that it was best fit into a 3-factor model instead of the 4-factor model of the original English version. Conclusion: The SSSS-Malay demonstrated good psychometric properties for use in Malaysian cancer patients. ASEAN Federation of Psychiatry and Mental Health (AFPMH) 2017-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by http://eprints.usm.my/37515/1/farrisiman1asean.pdf Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman Leong and Hami, Rohayu and Azman, Nizuwan and Mohd Shariff, Noorsuzana and Appalanaido, Gokula Kumar and Md Sharif, Siti Shahanis (2017) Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, 18 (2). pp. 1-9. ISSN 2231-7805 https://www.aseanjournalofpsychiatry.org/index.php/aseanjournalofpsychiatry/article/view/522 |
| spellingShingle | BF1-940 Psychology RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research Abdullah, Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Hami, Rohayu Azman, Nizuwan Mohd Shariff, Noorsuzana Appalanaido, Gokula Kumar Md Sharif, Siti Shahanis Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients |
| title | Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients |
| title_full | Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients |
| title_fullStr | Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients |
| title_short | Validation of the Malay Version of the Sources of Social Support Scale among Malaysian Cancer Patients |
| title_sort | validation of the malay version of the sources of social support scale among malaysian cancer patients |
| topic | BF1-940 Psychology RA440-440.87 Study and teaching. Research |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/37515/ http://eprints.usm.my/37515/ http://eprints.usm.my/37515/1/farrisiman1asean.pdf |