The duke social support index is a 35item measure of various dimensions of social support, including social network e. Pdf validation of the dssi10 to measure social support. Construct validity, concurrent validity, and discriminant validity are demonstrated. This paper considers the duke social support index dssi subscales in relation to factors that might be expected to affect social support for older women over time. For the patient shown in figure 16, the score for social support is calculated as follows. Dssi duke social support index dts delightedterrible scale dufss duke unc functional social support questionnaire dusocs duke social support and stress scale easq expanded attributional styles questionnaire eci emotional competency inventory efa exploratory factor analysis ei emotional intelligence. Social media policy duke university school of medicine.
Duke university hospital is recognized as a leader in lgbtq health care equality by the human rights campaigns healthcare equality index. Assessment of a short scale to measure social support among older. Dssi duke social support index dts delightedterrible scale dufss duke unc functional social support questionnaire dusocs duke social support and stress scale easq expanded attributional styles questionnaire eci emotional competency inventory efa. The tree is located on the lawn in front of the duke medicine pavilion. Consists of all items on the two subscales of social interaction and. Demonstrate sustained improvement in social connectedness for 500,000 individuals, as measured by the duke social support index. Abbreviating the duke social support index for use in. The duke social support and stress scale dusocs was validated in 249 adult family practice patients using the family strengths, the family. Short physical performance battery sppb, dukes social support index dssi. View this page in a format suitable for printers and screenreaders. Objectivesto assess the acceptability, reliability and validity of the 11item duke social support index dssi in communitydwelling older australian women. A shortened 11item version of the duke social support index dssi.
To assess the acceptability, reliability and validity of the 11. Support services duke university hospital duke health. The office of community health helps people better understand the health care system, connects patients with departments or resources, and. A measure of social support, the social support questionnaire ssq, is described and four empirical studies employing it are described. Abbreviating the duke social support index for use. Duke social support and stress scale dusocs springerlink. Duke social support indexdssi australian longitudinal study on. Questionnaires measuring social support, demographics, and other control variables were administered from midnovember 1983 through may 1984. Also, a new chart audit methodology, the duke severity of illness scale dusoi, was designed to assess severity in the ambulatory setting.
The 35item duke social support index dssi measures multiple dimensions of social support and has been used extensively in crosssectional and. Validity was supported in that the dusocs family support measure had the clinically expected positive associations. With this request for applications rfa, aarp foundation seeks directservice projects with evidence that lowincome older adults who participate in the proposed project experience improved social. Depression, social support and associated factors among women. Duke instruments test instruments libguides at duke. Older americans resources and services oars duke aging. The results indicate that friend support was a more reliable factor for predicting the. Strong evidence for reliability and validity of the 1 1 item duke social support index support its use in aged care research and health promotion strategies. Responsiveness of the duke social support subscales in.
The dukeunc functional social support questionnaire fssq is an eightitem instrument to measure the strength of the persons social support network. The duke activity status index circle yes or no to the. Duke inventory social support scale, measuring both family and friend support separately, measured predictor variables of family and friend support. Measuring social support in patients with advanced medical. Duke medicine supports the workforces professional use of social media and recognizes that the workforce participates in social media for personal use. Pdf validation of the dssi10 to measure social support in. Jan 01, 1993 the 35item duke social support index dssi measures multiple dimensions of social support and has been used extensively in crosssectional and longitudinal studies of aging. Different forms of social support exist in facilities where the elderly live. Duke social support and stress scale dusocs 275 duke social support index 277 duke unc functional social support questionnaire 279 egoresiliency scale er89 281 emotional competency inventory eci 282 emotional intelligence scale 33item 283 emotional quotient inventory eqi 285. It can be used to get a rough estimate of a patients peak oxygen uptake. The centers for eral adult population age 18 and older. Older americans resources and services oars duke aging center.
The dukeunc functional social support questionnaire. We recruited 242 elderly suicides and 242 controls above 60 years to conduct facetoface interviews by psychological autopsy to examine the psychometric. The 35item dssi measures multiple dimensions of social support of the elderly. Objectives we present a novel way of classifying and comparing measures of social relationships to help readers interpret the growing literature on loneliness and social isolation and to provide researchers with a starting point to guide their choice of measuring tool. For example, in an article reporting results from the prospective epidemiological study of myocardial infarction, we read that social support was measured using the berkmansyme social network index. Aarp foundation scaling evidencebased solutions for. The list of abbreviations related to dssi duke social support index. Scoring for the duke social support and stress scale. Berkmansyme social network index are grouped together. The recently validated fsozu k6 focuses exclusively on perceived social support. To assess the frequency and severity with wich symptoms of depression are experienced in the general population.
Despite the importance of social support, few social support scales have been developed and used with older people. Factor analysis and item remainder analysis reduced the remaining 11 items to a brief and easytocomplete twoscale, eightitem functional social support instrument. Please read each statement carefully and place an x in the column that is closest to your situation. At the 16th annual sustainable business and social impact conference on february 24, the center for the advancement of social entrepreneurship case at duke universitys fuqua school of business was thrilled to announce the inaugural winner of the fred morgan.
Social support was measured by 23item dssi, which included social interaction scale, subjective social support, and instrumental social support. Dssi had high internal consistency alphas all over 0. Social resources, economic resources, mental health. Psychometric characteristics of the duke social support. Divide by 22 and multiply by 100 to obtain the social stress score on a scale of 0 to 100. Pdf dukeunc functional social support questionnaire. Divide by 22 and multiply by 100 to obtain the social support score on a scale of 0 to 100. Assessment of the abbreviated duke social support index in a. Assessment of the abbreviated duke social support index in.
A randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of a model of. Psychometric characteristics of duke social support index in young. Psychometric characteristics of the duke social support index. Inventory 3, multidimensional scale of perceived social support 43 and social support questionnaire 32. Eleven items remained after testretest reliability was assessed over a 1 to 4week followup period. It can be completed by the respondent or by an interviewer. The modified duke unc functional social support questionnaire or fssq 6 is another example of assessment instrument that aims to measure social support. Clinical social workers believe in drawing upon the strengths of the individual and are skilled at mobilizing family, friends, and community resources to help solve problems.
The study used the duke social support index dssi 29, a 10item scale, which assessed the level of social support in two dimensions. Visit their website to connect with leaders from any of duke s diverse faith groups, all of whom are experienced in offering emotional and spiritual care, and a nonanxious presence with a humanistic listening ear, to collegeage students. Finally, the duke social support index landerman et a. Social security number use at duke university like many other institutions, both corporate and educational, duke uses the social security number for many purposes for which it was not originally intended, such as to uniquely verify a persons identity. Biopsychosocial assessment tools for the elderly assessment summary sheet. Duke social support index dssi used to measure social support of the elderly. The duke activity status index circle yes or no to the questions scoring the duke activity status index.
The duke social support index dssi has also been used in china for studying the relationships between social support and suicide hu et al. Degruy and kaplan and confidant support and affective support, year2009. Social support and the outcome of major depression. Patients completing the questionnaire who then returned for an appointment within 1 to 4 weeks were asked to complete the social support questionnaire a second time. More specifically, it aims to measure the persons satisfaction with the.
Staff memorial service on november 18, 2020, duke chapel and duke university hospital ministers lead an online service of remembrance for recent and former faculty and staff members who have died during the last year. Loneliness, social isolation and social relationships bmj open. Dukeunc functional social support questionnaire fssq here is a list of some things that other people do for us or give us that may be helpful or supportive. Measuring and assessing social isolation and loneliness this document links from chapter 7, the resources section, of the report hidden from view tackling social isolation and loneliness in lancashire lancashire county council, october 2016. The office of community relations is now the office of community health.
It is a 24item selfreport questionnaire for measuring social support 12 items and social stress 12 items at a given point in time fig. Duke dusocs, social support and stress scale was developed to measure family and nonfamily support and stress. It can be in the form of informal and formal support. Clinical social workers are trained in individual, couples, family, and group therapy as well as in policy and systems theory. The duke activity status index circle yes or no to the questions. Life stress social support and anxiety in mid and latepregnancy among low income women. Dec 16, 2020 the duke social support and stres scale dusocs is an existing 24item scale designed to measure social support, social stress, family support, and family stress. The present study examined the psychometric properties of the dukeuniversity of north carolina functional social support questionnaire dufss in order to. The ssq yields scores for a number of social supports, and b satisfaction with social support that is available. Assign the following raw scores for each check mark made by the respondent. The duke oars older americans resources and services program, developed at the duke center for the study of aging and human development, was specifically designed as a means of determining the impact of services and alternative service programs on the functional status of older persons.
The duke social support and stress scale dusocs was developed by parkerson et al. Pdf validation of the duke social support and stress scale. Responsiveness of the duke social support subscales in older. Validation of the modified dukeunc functional social support. Formal support was defined by litwak 1985 as formal medical services.
Three of the studies deal with the ssqs psychometric properties, its correations. Psychometric characteristics of duke social support index among. Epidemiological studies of chronically ill, frail elderly individuals often wish to include a measure of social support. The 23item and 11item versions have been used for the chronically ill and frail elderly. Improving social connectedness among older adults aarp.
An abbreviated form of the dssi has been used in the australian longitudinal study on womens health, which explores factors that promote or reduce health in a large sample of women who are broadly representative of the whole australian population. Are you able to take care of yourself, that is, eating, dressing, bathing, or using the toilet yet. Measuring and assessing social isolation and loneliness. The study is aimed to examine the psychometric characteristics of the duke social support scale dssi in young rural chinese individuals 379 suicides, 411 controls aged 1534 years. We support duke healths mission and vision to advance the health of people in our community, and promote good will through excellence, integrity, teamwork, respect, and innovation. Validation of the duke social support and stress scale. The duke social support and stress scale dusocs was validated in 249 adult family practice patients using the family strengths, the family inventory of life events, and the duke health profile duke as comparison instruments. Loneliness, social isolation and social relationships.
Test instruments libguides at duke university medical center. Pdf validation of the dssi10 to measure social support in a. Duke activity status index the duke activity status index is a selfadministered questionnaire that measures a patients functional capacity. This is a sample version of the duke social support and.
Appendix 4 measurement and prevalence of loneliness and social. Reliability and validity of the dusocs and the dusoi were supported. The duke social support and stress scale dusocs was validated in 249 adult family practice patients using the family strengths, the family inventory of life events, and the duke health profile. For the patient shown in figure 17, the score for social stress is calculated as follows. Student affairs has a 247 oncall team to support urgent student matters. It is userfriendly because of its small number of brief, easytounderstand questions and response options. Eightyseven percent of participants completed the study.
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