Duke Social Support and Stress Scale

Parkerson, George R.; Michener, J. Lloyd; Wu, Lawrence R.; Finch, James N.; Muhlbaier, Lawrence H.; Magruder-Habib, Kathryn; Kertesz, Joseph; Clapp‐Channing, Nancy E.; Morrow, Diana; Chen, Anthony L.-T.; Jokerst, Elizabeth

doi:10.1037/t04039-000

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“…The DUSOCS was scored according to standard instructions to give the overall social support score as a percentile [37]. The higher the score, the more are supportive the relationships [37]. Cronbach's alpha for DUSOCS scale was 0.512 in this sample.…”

Section: Social Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 91%

“…According to WHOs' framework of well-being, the third component is social well-being, which indicates a state of balance or an equilibrium between an individual and his social and physical environment. Social well-being was quantified in terms of participants' perceived loneliness and social support using the De-Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale [36] and the Duke Social Support Scale (DUSOCS) [37], respectively.…”

Section: Social Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The DUSOCS provides a summary measure of overall social support which can further be sub-categorized as family support and non-family support. The DUSOCS was scored according to standard instructions to give the overall social support score as a percentile [37]. The higher the score, the more are supportive the relationships [37].…”

Section: Social Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adult Children’s Migration and Well-being of Left Behind Nepalese Elderly Parents

Ghimire¹,

Singh

Nath

et al. 2018

JEGH

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The objective of this study is to assess whether adult children's migration is associated with overall well-being of left-behind elderly parents in Nepal. A cross-sectional house-to-house survey was conducted among 260 community-dwelling elderly residents of Krishnapur municipality, Nepal. Binary logistic regression was used to identify whether migration of adult children was associated with elderly parent's self-reported chronic diseases, depressive symptoms, perceived loneliness and social support. More than half of the study household (51.2%) had at least one adult migrant child. Compared to participants without a migrant child, participants with a migrant child had higher odds of self-reported chronic diseases (OR = 1.79, 95%CI: 0.91-3.54), presence of depressive symptoms (OR = 1.07, 95%CI: 0.64-1.77), and self-perceived loneliness (OR = 1.23, 95%CI: 1.06-1.42) but except for loneliness, the odds ratio for other indicators of well-being were not statistically significant. Although the literature posits an inverse relationship between adult children's migration and the overall well-being of the elderly parents, in our study, adult children's migration was not associated with inverse health outcomes among study participants. However, from a policy perspective, it should be understood that these observations may be transient since the family structure of Nepalese society is rapidly changing.

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Section: Social Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 91%

Section: Social Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Adult Children’s Migration and Well-being of Left Behind Nepalese Elderly Parents

Ghimire¹,

Singh

Nath

et al. 2018

JEGH

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“…Among the most consistently reported are male sex, more education, more social support, less bodily pain, and fewer depressive symptoms (21,25). In the current study, social support was assessed with the Duke Social Support Scale (29), which measures the amount of support given by various family and non-family members. An overall score is generated and can range from 0 to 100, with higher scores reflecting more support.…”

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confidence: 99%

Comparison of energy expenditure from lifestyle physical activities between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls

Mancuso¹,

Rincon²,

Sayles³

et al. 2007

Arthritis & Rheumatism

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Objective. Low energy expenditure is a risk for cardiovascular morbidity. The goals of this study were to compare energy expenditure between patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthy controls. Methods. A total of 121 RA patients and 120 healthy controls in New York City completed the Paffenbarger Physical Activity and Exercise Index at time of enrollment (1999 -2000) and 1 year later to measure energy expenditure from walking, climbing stairs, and exercise/sports. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex, education, pain, social support, and depressive symptoms and were compared with recommended thresholds of energy expenditure. Results. Participants' mean age was 49 years, and 87% were women. Patients with RA expended fewer kilocalories per week than controls (mean ؎ SD 1,474 ؎ 1,198 versus 1,958 ؎ 1,940, P ‫؍‬ 0.003), with most of this difference from less walking as opposed to high-intensity activities. Although similar percents of RA patients and controls met national recommendations for total weekly energy expenditure (56% versus 64% for the lower [>1,000 kilocalories per week] threshold; P ‫؍‬ 0.14, and 41% versus 48% for the higher [>1,400 kilocalories per week] threshold; P ‫؍‬ 0.17), fewer RA patients met the recommendations (>700 kilocalories per week) for walking (32% versus 48%; P ‫؍‬ 0.01). The strongest predictor of more energy expenditure at 1 year for both groups was more energy expenditure at enrollment. Conclusion. Most of the difference in energy expenditure between RA patients and healthy controls was due to less walking. Given that walking is an effective and relatively safe lifestyle activity, increasing walking should be a priority to improve cardiovascular risk in RA.

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“…This 24-item self-report instrument has the respondent rate, on a 3-point scale, the extent to which types of family members or nonfamily members provide support. Reliability tests have found Cronbach's as of .71 for family support and .70 for nonfamily support (Parkerson, Broadhead, & Tse, 1991).…”

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confidence: 99%

Effect of an Occupation-Based Cultural Heritage Intervention in Long-Term Geriatric Care: A Two-Group Control Study

Hersch

Hutchinson

Davidson

et al. 2012

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Duke Social Support and Stress Scale

Cited by 28 publications

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Adult Children’s Migration and Well-being of Left Behind Nepalese Elderly Parents

Adult Children’s Migration and Well-being of Left Behind Nepalese Elderly Parents

Comparison of energy expenditure from lifestyle physical activities between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls

Effect of an Occupation-Based Cultural Heritage Intervention in Long-Term Geriatric Care: A Two-Group Control Study

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