Table 2 Mean and standard deviation for social support (scale and items)
ISSS-8 | Young adult patients (N = 179) | Older adult patients (N = 200) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amongst the people you feel close to, is there someone who... | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Positive Support | 13.40 | 2.81 | 13.04 | 3.82 |
Is there for you when you need him/her | 3.8 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.6 |
Gives you comfort | 3.4 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
Talks about important decisions with you | 3.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
Spends part of his/her time working some things out for you | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
Detrimental Interactions | 4.16 | 3.10 | 1.63 | 2.42 |
Worries too much about your illness | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
Gives you information or makes suggestions that you find unhelpful or upsetting | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
Makes you feel you cannot care for yourself | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Tries to change the way you’re coping with your illness in a way you don’t like | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.4 |