Validation Of The Malay Version Of The Sources Of Social Support Scale Among Malaysian Cancer Patients
- Author:
Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Bin Abdullah, Rohayu Hami, Nizuwan Azman, Noorsuzana Mohd Shariff, Gokula Kumar Appalanaido, Siti Shahanis Md Sharif
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Perceived Spousal Support;
Malaysian Cancer Patients;
Source Of Social Support Scale-Malay;
Validity;
Reliability
- From:ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry
2017;18(2):20-27
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
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.
