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Psychometric evaluation of a Czech version of the Family Inventory of Needs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 September 2015

Radka Bužgová  and
Radka Kozáková
Radka Bužgová
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
Radka Kozáková*
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic
*
Address correspondence and reprint request to: Radka Bužgová, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, UOM LF OU, Syllabova 19, 700 30 Ostrava, Czech Republic. E-mail: Radka.buzgova@osu.cz.
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Abstract

Objective:

Identification of areas that family members consider important and in which they need help and support is one of the main goals of palliative care. Our research aimed to assess the psychometric properties of a Czech version of the Family Inventory of Needs (FIN).

Method:

The group comprised 272 family members of terminally ill cancer patients at the University Hospital in Ostrava. Reliability was assessed by internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha), test–retest reliability, and correlation of both scales and items within the scales (item–total correlation). To verify construct validity, exploratory factor analysis and principal component analysis with a varimax rotation were utilized.

Results:

Using exploratory factor analysis, the following four factors (domains) were extracted: basic information, information on treatment and care, support, and comfort of the patient. Cronbach's α for the entire questionnaire was 0.924 on the importance scale and 0.912 for the satisfaction scale; for all domains, a value of α greater than 0.7 was ascertained. Test–retest reliability was also higher than 0.7 for all domains. On the satisfaction scale, a moderate correlation was confirmed between unmet needs in the domains basic information, support, and comfort of the patient, and the total score, and in selected quality-of-life domains.

Significance of results:

The results of tests on the psychometric properties of the FIN questionnaire demonstrated at least satisfactory validity and reliability, and confirmed that it can be employed to assess the needs of palliative care patients in the Czech Republic.

Keywords

Palliative careFamilyNeeds assessmentValidityReliability
Type
Original Articles
Information
Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 14 , Issue 2: Measurement Development in Palliative and Supportive Care , April 2016 , pp. 142 - 150
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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