Reliability and validity of the survey of social support in patients with cancer from Trujillo

Authors

  • Deyvi Baca R.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v19i1.12452

Keywords:

social support, cancer, reliability, validity

Abstract

The research was aimed analyze the validity and reliability of the MOS Social Support Sherbourne and Stewart (1991) to patients with cancer in Trujillo. Study instrumental. The simple consisted of 100 patients diagnosed with cancer, aged 18 and both sexes. The instrument used was the Questionnaire MOS Perceived Social Support (MOS), developed by Sherbourne and Stewart (1991), and a data sheet designed for the study purposes. The techniques used were Cronbach’s alpha for reliability and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of principal axes for validity. The results achieved a high level of reliability (

Author Biography

  • Deyvi Baca R.
    Docente de la Facultad de Psicología y Trabajo Social de la UIGV.

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Published

2016-08-29

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Investigaciones

How to Cite

Baca R., D. (2016). Reliability and validity of the survey of social support in patients with cancer from Trujillo. Revista De Investigación En Psicología, 19(1), 177-190. https://doi.org/10.15381/rinvp.v19i1.12452