The ENRICHD Social Support Instrument is a valid and reliable tool for measuring social support in coronary artery disease patients, which can be valuable for controlling patient variability in outcomes studies.
Answers are grounded in this paper and cite their sources.
Enables adjustment for social support variability in CAD outcomes research; supports ESSI validation in this cohort but leaves broader applicability open.
The ESSI appears to be a valid and reliable measure of social support in patients undergoing treatment for coronary artery disease. It may prove to be a valuable method of controlling for patient variability in outcomes studies where the outcomes are related to patients' social support.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Vaglio et al. (2004) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 10 related papers. Consider them for comparative context: