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. 2015 Nov;28(4):328-33.
doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2015.03.006. Epub 2015 Mar 12.

Psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey among people living with HIV/AIDS in China

Yu Yu  1 , Joyce P Yang  2 , Cheng-Shi Shiu  3 , Jane M Simoni  4 , Shuiyuan Xiao  5 , Wei-Ti Chen  6 , Deepa Rao  7 , Mingjiong Wang  8
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Psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey among people living with HIV/AIDS in China

Yu Yu et al. Appl Nurs Res. 2015 Nov.

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese (Mandarin) version of the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS-CM) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Mainland China.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a convenience sample of 200 Chinese PLWHA. They completed the MOS-SSS-CM along with the Chinese version of the Beck Depression Inventory Revised (BDI-II) scale, the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) scale.

Results: Internal consistency (Cronbach's α) was 0.97 for the overall MOS-SSS-CM and 0.82-0.91 for the five subscales originally proposed. However, 11 of the 19 items demonstrated unsatisfactory item discriminant validity. An exploratory factor analysis yielded a two-factor solution with tangible and social-emotional dimensions, which demonstrated satisfactory reliability and better discrimination between different subscales than did the original five-factor model. The concurrent validity of the two-factor scale was further confirmed by its significant negative correlations with the BDI-II (r=-0.41, p<0.01); the SAS (r=-0.27, p<0.01); and the PSS-10 (r=-0.30, p<0.01), and significant positive correlation with the WHOQOL-BREF scale (r=0.61, p<0.01).

Conclusion: We found a two-factor solution for the MOS-SSS-CM, which demonstrated good reliability and validity when applied to Chinese PLWHA. This was consistent with results from a study of Taiwanese caregivers. Further validation in other populations and disease states is warranted.

Keywords: Chinese; HIV/AIDS; Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey; Psychometric testing.

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