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Adaptation of the Questionnaire of Hahn, Cella, Bode, and Hanrahan in Spanish Patients Affected by Asbestos Poisoning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2013

Miguel Clemente  and
Adela Reig-Botella
Miguel Clemente*
Affiliation:
Universidad de A Coruña (Spain)
Adela Reig-Botella
Affiliation:
Universidad de A Coruña (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Miguel Clemente. Universidad de A Coruña. Department of Psychology. Campus of Elviña. 15071. A Coruña. (Spain). Phone: 34-981167000. Fax: 34-981167153. E-mail: miguel.clemente@udc.es
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess whether or not the questionnaire developed by Hahn, Cella, Bode, and Hanharan (2010) for use with cancer patients accurately measures the social well-being of individuals suffering from chronic illnesses associated with asbestos poisoning. One hundred ten male patients with asbestos poisoning were age-matched in blocks to a comparison group of 70 “healthy” controls, all of whom were current or retired employees of the largest naval company in Spain. The results indicate very high reliability of the Hahn et al. (2010) test to assess social well-being in these chronically ill patients, and a high concurrent validity of the measured outcomes with regard to results of the SCL-90 Derogatis questionnaire, especially on the social well-being dimensions of negative emotional support, negative social companionship, and satisfaction. Limitations of the study and possible future directions are discussed.

Keywords

questionnairepublic healthoccupational diseasessocial well-beingsocial psychology.
Type
Research Article
Information
The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 16 , 2013 , E66
Copyright
Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2013 

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Footnotes

This work was supported by the Instituto de Seguridade e Saúde Laboral de Galicia (Spain) and by the Dirección General de Relaciones Laborales de la Xunta de Galicia (Spain).

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