Medidas de rede e apoio social no Estudo Pró-Saúde: pré-testes e estudo piloto

Abstract

We describe methodological steps in the selection of questions on social networks and support for a cohort study of 4,030 employees from a public university in Rio de Janeiro. First, group discussions with volunteers were conducted to explore the adequacy of related concepts. Next, questions in the Medical Outcomes Study questionnaire were submitted to standard "forward-" and "back-translation" procedures. The questions were subsequently evaluated through five stages of pre-tests and a pilot study. No question had a proportion of non-response greater than 5%. Pearson correlation coefficients between questions were distant from both zero and unity; correlation between all items and their dimension score was higher than 0.80 in most cases. Finally, Cronbach Alpha coefficients were above 0.70 within each dimension. Results suggest that social networks and support will be adequately measured and will allow for the investigation of their associations with health outcomes in a Brazilian population.

Operacionalização de adaptação transcultural de instrumentos de aferição usados em epidemiologia

“…Some of these Brazilian experiences have been guided by the proposal of Herdman et al, either totally 39,40,47,51,52 or partially. 1,11,16,[21][22][23]26,45,54,64 …”

Effect of physical intimate partner violence on body mass index in low-income adult women

“…Suspected alcohol abuse by the partner was defined as a positive response to two or more items, as reported by the woman. Social support was measured by the woman's score on the affective dimension of the social support questionnaire used in the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) 25,26 . This subscale includes three items asking whether the respondent reports having persons that physically display feelings of love and affection for her.…”

Confiabilidade teste-reteste de aspectos da rede social no Estudo Pró-Saúde

“…O presente estudo, junto com outras investigações prévias de confiabilidade do mesmo questionário, 5 sugerem alta estabilidade das informações coletadas no Estudo Pró-Saúde. Nesse sentido, os resultados alcançados reforçam o uso das perguntas utilizadas sobre rede social em investigações de diversos desfechos relacionados à saúde.…”