Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals.
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Koenig, HG; Westlund, RE; George, LK; Hughes, DC; Blazer, DG; Hybels, C
Published in: Psychosomatics
1993
The 35-item Duke Social Support Index (DSSI) measures multiple dimensions of social support and has been used extensively in cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of aging. Epidemiological studies of chronically ill, frail elderly individuals often wish to include a measure of social support. However, most multidimensional measures (including the DSSI) are long and may exhaust the patient, especially when included in an often already congested interview schedule. The authors have developed two abbreviated versions of the DSSI (23-item and 11-item) that capture the essential components of social support related to mental health outcomes and use of health services in treating elderly individuals with nonpsychiatric medical illness.
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Psychosomatics
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0033-3182
Publication Date
1993
Volume
34
Issue
1
Start / End Page
61 / 69
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Social Support
- Psychiatry
- Middle Aged
- Mental Disorders
- Male
- Humans
- Female
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Chronic Disease
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Koenig, H. G., Westlund, R. E., George, L. K., Hughes, D. C., Blazer, D. G., & Hybels, C. (1993). Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals. Psychosomatics, 34(1), 61–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0033-3182(93)71928-3
Koenig, H. G., R. E. Westlund, L. K. George, D. C. Hughes, D. G. Blazer, and C. Hybels. “Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals.” Psychosomatics 34, no. 1 (1993): 61–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0033-3182(93)71928-3.
Koenig HG, Westlund RE, George LK, Hughes DC, Blazer DG, Hybels C. Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals. Psychosomatics. 1993;34(1):61–9.
Koenig, H. G., et al. “Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals.” Psychosomatics, vol. 34, no. 1, 1993, pp. 61–69. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/S0033-3182(93)71928-3.
Koenig HG, Westlund RE, George LK, Hughes DC, Blazer DG, Hybels C. Abbreviating the Duke Social Support Index for use in chronically ill elderly individuals. Psychosomatics. 1993;34(1):61–69.
Published In
Psychosomatics
DOI
ISSN
0033-3182
Publication Date
1993
Volume
34
Issue
1
Start / End Page
61 / 69
Location
England
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Social Support
- Psychiatry
- Middle Aged
- Mental Disorders
- Male
- Humans
- Female
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Chronic Disease