Mandarin Stroke Social Network Scale and Item Response Theory.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke survivors may have difficulty in social integration due to physical or mental disorders across the entire continuum of disease. Higher perceived social support can promote social participation for persons following a stroke. However, no scale is available to investigate the perceived social support among the Chinese post-stroke population.

Objectives

The current study addresses this gap by developing the Mandarin version of the Stroke Social Network Scale (M-SSNS) and examining the reliability and validity of this scale. This study also utilizes the Item Response Theory (IRT) model as a bridge between social ability and functional status.

Methods

The convenience sampling method was followed to recruit 71 inpatient post-stroke individuals. All partici

SUBMITTER: Feng C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12802792 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature