ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
The Social Support Networks Scale (SSNS) for Family Caregivers of Children with Cancer: A Psychometric Evaluation.
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- "It is today that counts, and today everything is fine": coping strategies utilized by parents of children treated for cancer who seek psychological support - a qualitative study.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The Needs of Parents of Children Suffering from Cancer-Continuation of Research.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A New Story on the Multidimensionality of the MSPSS: Validity of the Internal Structure through Bifactor ESEM.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Medical outcomes study social support survey (MOS-SSS) in patients with chronic disease: A psychometric assessment.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Resilience measurement scale in family caregivers of children with cancer: Multidimensional item response theory modeling.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Changes in Depressive Symptoms, Stress and Social Support in Mexican Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Psychosocial Factors Predicting Resilience in Family Caregivers of Children with Cancer: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Predictors of Quality of Life among Parents of Children with Chronic Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
Currently, information about the psychometric properties of the Social Support Networks Scale (SSNS) for family caregivers of children with cancer is not yet available; therefore, there is no empirical evidence of its validity and reliability to support its use in this population. The aim of this study is to determine a factorial model of the SSNS, estimate its internal consistency reliability, describe its distribution, and check its concurrent validity. A convenience sample of 633 family caregivers of children with cancer hospitalized in a National Institute of Health in Mexico City was collected. The SSNS, a sociodemographic variables questionnaire, and three instruments that evaluated family functioning, quality of life, and resilience were applied. The five-factor model had a poor data fit and lacked discriminant validity. The sample was divided. In a subsample of 316 participants, exploratory factor analysis suggested a four-factor model. When testing the four-factor model through confirmatory factor analysis, religious support was independent of family support, friend support, and lack of support. In the other subsample of 317 participants, the one-factor model for religious support had a good fit, and the correlated three-factor model, with the remaining factors, showed an acceptable fit. Reliability ranged from acceptable (Guttman's λ
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