Collaboration Between Relatives of Older Patients and Nurses in Acute Medical Wards: Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Revised Family Collaboration Scale

TY - JOUR

T1 - Collaboration Between Relatives of Older Patients and Nurses in Acute Medical Wards

T2 - Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Revised Family Collaboration Scale

AU - Lindhardt, Tove

AU - Sivertsen, Ditte Maria

AU - Smith, Louise Lawson

AU - Klausen, Tobias Wirenfeldt

AU - Andersen, Ove

PY - 2018/8

Y1 - 2018/8

N2 - BACKGROUND: Relatives of older people are often involved in their care prior to hospital admission, and may hold valuable knowledge which, if involved, could improve decision-making related to care. Hence, collaboration is required and to monitor this, valid and feasible instruments are needed. The Family Collaboration Scale (FCS) was developed for this purpose, and has been found valid and reliable. Our study tested a shorter version, while assessing collaboration between nurses and 388 relatives.RESULTS: The study provided support for reliability and construct validity of the revised scale. Its feasibility may benefit from adjustments, as older relatives, those with less education and those delivering extensive help, were less likely to complete the scale. Collaboration was rated as poor to average. Poor collaboration was significantly more often reported by women and relatives reporting guilt and powerlessness.

AB - BACKGROUND: Relatives of older people are often involved in their care prior to hospital admission, and may hold valuable knowledge which, if involved, could improve decision-making related to care. Hence, collaboration is required and to monitor this, valid and feasible instruments are needed. The Family Collaboration Scale (FCS) was developed for this purpose, and has been found valid and reliable. Our study tested a shorter version, while assessing collaboration between nurses and 388 relatives.RESULTS: The study provided support for reliability and construct validity of the revised scale. Its feasibility may benefit from adjustments, as older relatives, those with less education and those delivering extensive help, were less likely to complete the scale. Collaboration was rated as poor to average. Poor collaboration was significantly more often reported by women and relatives reporting guilt and powerlessness.

U2 - 10.1891/1061-3749.26.2.311

DO - 10.1891/1061-3749.26.2.311

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 30567947

SN - 1061-3749

VL - 26

SP - 311

EP - 340

JO - Journal of Nursing Measurement

JF - Journal of Nursing Measurement

IS - 2

ER -