Highlights
- •It is important to measure family-centered care in the neonatal intensive care unit.
- •A scale (FCCS-NICU) was developed to evaluate family-centered care in NICU.
- •The validity and reliability of the FCCS-NICU have been tested and evidenced.
Abstract
Purpose
The study was conducted to develop FCC Scale in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (FCCS-NICU)
and to test its validity and reliability.
Methods
This methodological study was conducted with 484 mothers whose neonates were hospitalized
in the NICU of four different hospitals in Konya, Turkey. Data were collected with
the mother and neonate information form and FCCS-NICU, and analyzed with Items Analysis,
Cronbach's alpha, Exploratory Factor Analysis, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis tests.
Results
A 48-item pool was created for the draft FCCS-NICU based on the family-centered care
model. The Content Validity Index of the scale was found to be popular opinion 0.95.
In the Exploratory Factor Analysis, a four-factor structure with 29 items emerged.
These four factors explained 53.23% of the total variance. The subscales were named
dignity and respect (7 items), information sharing (9 items), participation in care
(5 items), and collaboration with the family (8 items). The parallel form correlation
coefficient was 0.80, the test-retest correlation coefficient was 0.76 (p < .001). The Cronbach's Alpha was found 0.94 for a total scale. The Confirmatory
factor analysis confirmed the four-factor structure.
Conclusions
We provide a valid and reliable scale to evaluate FCC and associated factors in NICU.
FCCS-NICU can be used as a tool in descriptive research to assess FCC and identify
associated factors.
Practice implication.
It can be used as a tool in experimental studies to develop FCC.
Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: December 12, 2022
Accepted:
November 29,
2022
Received in revised form:
November 29,
2022
Received:
May 25,
2022
Publication stage
In Press Corrected ProofIdentification
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