Design and psychometric properties of the family support for older people questionnaire

Soheila Shamsikhani; Fazlollah Ahmadi; Anoshirvan Kazemnejad; Mojtaba Vaismoradi

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2023.1068839

Design and psychometric properties of the family support for older people questionnaire

Front Public Health. 2023 Feb 2:11:1068839. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1068839. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Soheila Shamsikhani^{1

2}, Fazlollah Ahmadi², Anoshirvan Kazemnejad³, Mojtaba Vaismoradi^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Shazand School of Nursing, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran.
² Nursing Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
³ Biostatistical Department, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Nord University, Bodø, Norway.
⁵ Faculty of Science and Health, Charles Sturt University, Orange, NSW, Australia.

Abstract

Background and objectives: The population of older people is increasing across the world. Older people need care and support from their families to be able to live independently. This study aimed to design and evaluate the psychometric properties of the family support for older people (FSOP) questionnaire.

Methods: In this instrument development study using a mixed-methods design, the psychometric properties of the FSOP questionnaire in terms of validity and reliability were evaluated.

Results: The FSOP questionnaire consisted of 50 items in six domains. It was shown to have appropriate qualitative and quantitative validities (score > 1.5). The indicators of content validity (CVR > 0.62, ICVI ≥ 0.80, and SCVI > 0.94) and confirmatory factor analysis (indexes of χ²/df = 2.50, CFI = 0.96, GFI = 0.97, AGFI = 0.96, NNFI = 0.96, PNFI = 0.89, TLI = 0.96, and RMSEA = 0.06) were satisfactory. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for reliability was 0.94, indicating an optimal score.

Conclusions: Healthcare providers and family caregivers are suggested to use the FSOP questionnaire for improving the quality of life of older people at home.

Keywords: factor analysis; family support; home care; older people; psychometric properties.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Aged
Family Support*
Humans
Psychometrics
Quality of Life*
Reproducibility of Results
Surveys and Questionnaires

Grants and funding

The authors disclose the receipt of support from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran to conduct this research (Decree code: IR.MODARES.REC.1398.140).