Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Iceland-Family Perceived Support Questionnaire in Parents of Children and Adolescents with Chronic Condition

Sara Lemos; Luísa Andrade; Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo; Teresa Martins; Lígia Lima

doi:10.3390/ijerph20010247

Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Iceland-Family Perceived Support Questionnaire in Parents of Children and Adolescents with Chronic Condition

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 23;20(1):247. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010247.

Authors

Sara Lemos^{1

2}, Luísa Andrade^{2

3}, Maria do Céu Barbieri-Figueiredo^{1

2

3

4}, Teresa Martins^{2

3}, Lígia Lima^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
² Center for Health Technology and Services Research at the Health Research Network (CINTESIS@RISE), 4200-450 Porto, Portugal.
³ Nursing School of Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal.
⁴ Nursing Department, University of Huelva, 21071 Huelva, Spain.

Abstract

The support from nurses perceived by family members of children with chronic conditions has been shown to be a protective factor at different levels in a family's health. As such, nurses need to have instruments that assess this perception to increase the quality of the care provided to those families. This methodological study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the Portuguese translation of the Iceland-Family Perceived Support Questionnaire (ICE-FPSQ) in parents of children/adolescents with chronic conditions. The ICE-FPSQ was administered to 237 parents recruited from the day hospital and outpatient services of four hospitals in Northern Portugal. Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficients for the Total Scale, Cognitive Support, and Emotional Support subscales were excellent (α = 0.96, α = 0.93, α = 0.96, respectively). Reasonable fit indexes were found by confirmatory factor analysis (χ²/df = 2.799; CFI = 0.960; PCFI = 0.791, and RMSEA = 0.087), indicating a good model fit to the original structure. The ICE-FPSQ is a valid and reliable instrument to measure perceived support.

Keywords: chronic condition; family nursing; parents; perceived support; psychometric testing.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Chronic Disease
Humans
Iceland
Portugal
Psychometrics*
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires

Grants and funding

This article was supported by National Funds through FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia,I.P., within CINTESIS, R&D Unit (reference UIDB/4255/2020).