Translation and Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Iceland–Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): A Cross-Sectional Study
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...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/10748407241234262 2024-09-30T14:37:09+00:00 Translation and Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Iceland–Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): A Cross-Sectional Study Freudiger, Katinka Verweij, Lotte Naef, Rahel 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10748407241234262 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10748407241234262 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/10748407241234262 en eng SAGE Publications https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journal of Family Nursing volume 30, issue 2, page 114-126 ISSN 1074-8407 1552-549X journal-article 2024 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/10748407241234262 2024-09-03T04:20:27Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland SAGE Publications Journal of Family Nursing |
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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. |
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Freudiger, Katinka Verweij, Lotte Naef, Rahel Translation and Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Iceland–Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Translation and Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Iceland–Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Translation and Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Iceland–Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Translation and Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Iceland–Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Translation and Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Iceland–Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Translation and Psychometric Validation of the German Version of the Iceland–Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ): A Cross-Sectional Study |
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translation and psychometric validation of the german version of the iceland–family perceived support questionnaire (ice-fpsq): a cross-sectional study |
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Journal of Family Nursing volume 30, issue 2, page 114-126 ISSN 1074-8407 1552-549X |
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