NDACAN Measure Details

Description:

Designed to measure an individual’s perception of the amount and type of personal social support. The original instrument included 14 items, grouped into 4 subscales: Quantity of Support, Confidant Support, Affective Support, and Instrumental Support (Broadhead, W.E., Gehlbach, S.H., DeGruy, F. V., and Kaplan, B.H., 1988).

Citations

Broadhead, W. E., Gehlbach, S. H., DeGruy, F. V., & Kaplan, B. H. (1988). The Duke-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire: Measurement of social support in family medicine patients. Medical Care, 26(7), 709-723. Retrieved from: http://journals.lww.com/lww-medicalcare/Abstract/1988/07000/The_Duke_UNC_Functional_Social_Support.6.aspx