Background
Methods
Subjects and procedures
Instruments
ENRICHD Social Support Instrument (ESSI)
SF-36 Mental Health Index and Social Functioning subscale
Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) – Angina Frequency and disease-specific Quality of Life
Statistical analysis
Determining reliability
Determining validity
Results
Patient demographics
Reliability
ESSI Q1 | ESSI Q2 | ESSI Q3 | ESSI Q4 | ESSI Q5 | ESSI Q6 | ESSI Q7 | ESSI Total | |
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ESSI Q1 | 1.0 | 0.78 | 0.63 | 0.47 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.26 | 0.84 |
ESSI Q2 | 1.0 | 0.56 | 0.41 | 0.70 | 0.57 | 0.18* | 0.80 | |
ESSI Q3 | 1.0 | 0.46 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.37 | 0.79 | ||
ESSI Q4 | 1.0 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.42 | 0.74 | |||
ESSI Q5 | 1.0 | 0.76 | 0.28 | 0.87 | ||||
ESSI Q6 | 1.0 | 0.25 | 0.83 | |||||
ESSI Q7 | 1.0 | 0.38 | ||||||
ESSI Total | 1.0 |
Concurrent and predictive validity
Correlations at Baseline | ||||||
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SF-36 Social Functioning | SF-36 MHI | SF-36 PCS | SF-36 MCS | SAQ-AF | SAQ-QOL | |
ESSI Total | 0.20 (p = .001) | 0.36 (p < .001) | 0.13 (p = .040) | 0.31 (p < .001) | 0.14 (p = .029) | 0.22 (p = .001) |
Correlations 6-Months Post-Revascularization | ||||||
SF-36 Social Functioning | SF-36 MHI | SF-36 PCS | SF-36 MCS | SAQ-AF | SAQ-QOL | |
ESSI Total | 0.33 (p < .001) | 0.29 (p < .001) | 0.20 (p = .004) | 0.29 (p < .001) | 0.18 (p = .008) | 0.22 (p = .002) |
Discussion
Item 1 | Is there someone avaliable to whom you can count on to listen to you when you need to talk? | |||||
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None of the time □ | A little of the time □ | Some of the time □ | Most of the time □ | All of the time □ | ||
Item 2 | Is there someone avaliable to you to give you good advice about a problem? | |||||
Item 3 | Is there someone avaliable to you who shows you love and affection? | |||||
Item 4 | Is there someone avaliable to help with daily chores? | |||||
Item 5 | Can you count on anyone to provide you with emotional support (talking over problems or helping you make a difficult decision)? | |||||
Item 6 | Do you have as much contact as you would like with someone you feel close to, someone in whom you can trust and confide in? | |||||
Item 7 | Are you currently married or living with a partner? | |||||
Yes □ | No □ |