[Acceptability, reliability and validity of the Corney and Clare social problems questionnaire].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the acceptability, reliability and concurrent validity of the CORNEY and CLARE self-administered social problems questionnaire.


METHODS
Reliability was studied by a test-retest (24 hours). Validity (concordance) was studied through comparison with a standard social adaptation interview.


METHODS
Primary Health Care.


METHODS
Consecutive patients attached to a long-treatment nursing station and 4 medical clinics.


RESULTS
The questionnaire consisted of 33 items and evaluated 9 areas of social functioning. In each area, the items covered 2 types of evaluation: problems in objective circumstances or in functioning and level of satisfaction. There were no significant difficulties in the questionnaire's administration. In the test-retest evaluation, there was adequate concordance of the average scores of the items evaluating difficulties and problems. This was not the case for the average scores of the items which evaluated satisfaction. The validity of 28 of the questionnaire's 33 items was examined. A moderate concordance level was found for 11 items on the questionnaire. An average score taken from these items provided a sufficient measurement of tendency regarding the overall seriousness of the subjects' social problems.


CONCLUSIONS
The results do not favour the use of this questionnaire as a substitute for standard interviews in the evaluation of specific social problems, but do support the use of part of it in order to obtain a valid tendency measurement.
Molina Habas
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Unidad de Salud Mental del Centro de Salud Ciudad Jardín, Alicante.
Manjón Arce
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Puerto Barber
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Girón Giménez
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012940:Social Problems; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Aceptabilidad, fiabilidad y validez del cuestionario de problemas sociales de Corney y Clare.