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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Published in:Journal of family nursing 2024-05, Vol.30 (2), p.114-126
Main Authors: Freudiger, Katinka, Verweij, Lotte, Naef, Rahel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Critical care
German language
Intensive care
Nurse led services
Nurses
Patients
Quantitative psychology
Questionnaires
Relatives
Risk reduction
Translation
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1074-8407
1552-549X
DOI:10.1177/10748407241234262