Adaptation of the Critical Care Family Need Inventory to the Turkish population and its psychometric properties.

ABSTRACT: In the complex environment of intensive care units, needs of patients' relatives might be seen as the lowest priority. On the other hand, because of their patients' critical and often uncertain conditions, stress levels of relatives are quite high. This study aims to adapt the Critical Care Family Need Inventory, which assesses the needs of patients' relatives, for use with the Turkish-speaking population and to assess psychometric properties of the resulting inventory. The study was conducted in a state hospital with the participation of 191 critical care patient relatives. Content validity was assessed by expert opinions, and construct validity was examined by exploratory factor analysis (EFA). Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to determine internal consistency. The translated invent

SUBMITTER: Buyukcoban S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4563234 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature