Kristjanson L J
Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Soc Sci Med. 1993 Mar;36(5):693-701. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(93)90066-d.
The purpose of the study was to test the validity and reliability of the FAMCARE Scale which was developed to measure family satisfaction with advanced cancer care. The FAMCARE Scale was developed based upon earlier qualitative research which identified indicators of family care satisfaction and a subsequent Q-sort study that reduced those items to the most salient indicators of satisfaction according to a larger, representative sample (N = 210). A pilot test of the FAMCARE Scale using a convenience sample of 30 family members of advanced cancer patients was conducted. The scale achieved internal consistency estimates of 0.93 at two testing times, a test-retest correlation of 0.91, and estimates of criterion validity using the McCusker Scale of 0.80 and 0.77. Cluster analysis of the scale suggested 4 subdimensions. Although the scale requires further testing to establish its reliability and validity, these preliminary results indicate that the scale may be a psychometrically sound instrument useful for measurement of family satisfaction with advanced cancer care.
本研究的目的是检验FAMCARE量表的有效性和可靠性，该量表旨在衡量家庭对晚期癌症护理的满意度。FAMCARE量表是基于早期的定性研究开发的，该研究确定了家庭护理满意度的指标，随后进行了Q分类研究，根据一个更大的代表性样本（N = 210）将这些项目缩减为最突出的满意度指标。使用30名晚期癌症患者家庭成员的便利样本对FAMCARE量表进行了预测试。该量表在两次测试时的内部一致性估计值为0.93，重测相关性为0.91，使用麦卡斯基尔量表的效标效度估计值分别为0.80和0.77。该量表的聚类分析表明有4个维度。尽管该量表需要进一步测试以确定其可靠性和有效性，但这些初步结果表明，该量表可能是一种心理测量学上合理的工具，可用于衡量家庭对晚期癌症护理的满意度。
