Preparing and Investigating The Reliability and Validation of The Family Social Support Questionnaire (FSSQ)

The aim of the present study is pre-paring and investigating the reliability and validation of the family social support questionnaire in chronic pat-ients. In order to achieve the aim, a questionnaire was developed based on literature and existing questionnaires in the field of social support. 256 (125 male and 131 female) married cancer patients were selected by random clu-ster sampling method from Imam Khomeini Hospital.Applied methods were: Item analysis (discrimination coefficient, loop me-thod), content validity and construct validity (factor analysis) and relia-bility of factors and total score. In factor analysis 4 factors (Emotional support, informational support, sup-port seeking and instrumental support) were extracted. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.97 Considering the results of this study, FSSQ has a good reliability and validity and factors can measure appropriately the family social support.