Developing the perceived social support scale for older adults: A mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT: Social support has an important impact on the well-being of the elderly. Some studies have shown that perceived social support is more important than received social support. Perceived social support has different definitions across different age groups and cultures. So, this sequential exploratory mixed-method study was designed to develop and validate a perceived social support scale for community-dwelling elderly. In the qualitative phase, the perspectives of the elderly on perceived social support were defined through directed content analysis. Then, an extensive item pool was designed based on the elderly's perception and review of the literature. In the quantitative phase, the validity (content, face, and construct) and reliability (internal consistency, stability) of the newly devel

SUBMITTER: Nazari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7109536 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature