Nurse Practitioner Infograph
May 26 — Assistant professor publishes review on social support inventory
Edna Esquer, an assistant professor at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, published Review of the ENRICHD Social Support Inventory Psychometric Instrument in the International Journal of Studies in Nursing. The review examines the ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI) and evaluates its psychometric quality using the COSMIN framework to guide researchers measuring social support in health contexts. It finds that while the ESSI’s concept and construct are reasonably defined, inconsistencies in administration and scoring across studies — and various adaptations — create confusion and threaten validity. The impact is a call for stricter psychometric rigor and the development of linguistically and culturally appropriate versions to better support diverse populations and improve research and patient outcomes.
