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Title

Measuring the care needs of mothers of children with cancer: development of the FIN-PED

Author(s)

Marilyn Goodyear Whiteley, E.;  Kristjanson, Linda J.;  Degner, Lesley F.;  Yanofsky, Rochelle;  Mueller, Bryan

Abstract

This 2-phase study tested the Family Inventory of Needs-Pediatrics (FIN-PED), a 52-item instrument structured to include 2 subscales, the first measuring the importance of care needs and the second measuring the extent to which needs were met. In Phase I, an expert panel of 6 mothers of children with cancer rated the tool for clarity, apparent internal consistency, and content validity. All items met preset criteria for these assessments. In Phase II, 110 mothers rated the instrument for internal consistency reliability, stability over time, and internal construct validity. Both subscales achieved an estimated internal consistency of 0.94. Evidence of the instrument's stability over time was also achieved. Factor analysis resulted in 4 interpretable factors, suggesting that the tool is multidimensional.

Publication type

Journal article

Source

Canadian Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 31, no. 2 (Sep 1999), pp. 103-123

Publication year

1999

FOR Code(s)

1110 Nursing

Keyword(s)

Child care;  Education;  Factorial analysis;  Family health;  Infant;  Management;  Maternal care;  Mothers;  Needs assessment;  Neoplasms;  Nursing assessment;  Nursing evaluation research;  Organisation;  Preschool child;  Psychological aspect;  Psychometrics;  Questionnaires;  Reproducibility of results;  Time factors

Publisher

McGill University

ISSN

0844-5621

Publisher URL

http://cjnr.mcgill.ca/

Copyright

Copyright © 1999.

Peer reviewed