Translation and Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Iceland-Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): A Cross-Sectional Study.
Katinka FreudigerLotte VerweijRahel NaefPublished in: Journal of family nursing (2024)
Supporting families experiencing critical illness through family interventions is essential to ease illness burden, enable family management, and reduce their risk for adverse health. Thus far, there is no validated German instrument to measure the perceived support families receive from nurses. We translated the 14-item Iceland-Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ) and tested its psychometric properties with 77 family members of intensive care patients. Compared with the original instrument, the construct validity of the German ICE-FPSQ (FPSQ-G) showed unstable results with a partially divergent structure, most likely caused by the limited sample size. The first two principal components explained 61% of the overall variance and a good internal consistency with a Cronbach's alpha of .92. The FPSQ-G is a promising instrument to measure family members' perceptions of the support they received from nurses in the acute critical care setting but requires further validation.
Keyphrases
- psychometric properties
- mental health
- physical activity
- healthcare
- social support
- patient reported outcomes
- depressive symptoms
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- liver failure
- cross sectional
- patient reported
- intensive care unit
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- respiratory failure
- mechanical ventilation