Escala de Satisfação com o Suporte Social em pessoas com Esquizofrenia: análise das propriedades psicométricas

Objective: to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Social Support Satisfaction Scale in people with schizophrenia. Methods: psychometric study, with a convenience sample, consisting of 282 people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The psychometric properties: validity (construct, criterion) and reliability (Cronbach's α) of the Social Support Satisfaction Scale in people with schizophrenia were evaluated. WHOQOL-Bref was used for criterion validity. Results: the Social Support Satisfaction Scale presented four distinct dimensions of satisfaction with friends (α=0.88), satisfaction with family (α=0.89), intimacy (α=0.72) and social activities (α=0.77), being associated with health-related quality of life. Conclusions: the scale of satisfaction with social support has similar psychometric properties to the original, being valid and reliable when applied in people with schizophrenia. Thus, it is valid for use in this population both in the clinical context and research