8-item Duke/UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire (DUFSSQ)
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Epino, H. M., Rich, M. L., Kaigamba, F., Hakizamungu, M., Socci, A. R., Bagiruwigize, E., & Franke, M. F. (2012). Reliability and construct validity of three health-related self-report scales in HIV-positive adults in rural Rwanda. AIDS care, 24(12), 1576-1583. <br> <br> <b> Original Scale:</B> Broadhead, W.E., Gehlbach, S.H., De Gruy, F.V., & Kaplan, B.H. (1988). The Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire: Measurement of social support in family medicine patients. Medical Care, 26(7), 709 723.
For each item, respondents were asked to categorize the amount of that support that they received, relative to their ideal (i.e., “as much as I would like;” “almost as much as I would like;” “some but I would like more;” “less than I would like;” and “much less than I would like”).
SCORING: Responses were scaled on a 1-5 scale and tallied to create a total score with higher values indicating greater social support.
This instrument has been formatted by the author. Please see attached.
NOTE: Remove items with “*” for the final 8-item instrument. Therefore, only items to be included are:
Cronbach’s α= 0.91
Convergent validity was assessed using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-15 (HSCL-15) and discriminant validity was assessed using the Medical Outcome Study-HIV Health Survey (MOS-HIV). Known groups validity was also assessed by testing if scores predicted clinical indicators of HIV-disease severity. Factor structure was tested and results determined that this scale measures social support.
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Epino, H. M., Rich, M. L., Kaigamba, F., Hakizamungu, M., Socci, A. R., Bagiruwigize, E., & Franke, M. F. (2012). Reliability and construct validity of three health-related self-report scales in HIV-positive adults in rural Rwanda. AIDS care, 24(12), 1576-1583. <br> <br> <b> Original Scale:</B> Broadhead, W.E., Gehlbach, S.H., De Gruy, F.V., & Kaplan, B.H. (1988). The Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire: Measurement of social support in family medicine patients. Medical Care, 26(7), 709 723.
When presenting results using any survey information you obtained from the SABI, please acknowledge the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), an NIH funded program P30 AI50410.