Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Psychometric Testing of Perception of Family-Centered Care Measurement Questionnaires in the Hospitalized Children in Iran.

PURPOSE: This study aimed to offer a translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and psychometric testing of the Perception of Family-Centered Care-Staff (PFCC-S) and Perception of Family-Centered Care-Parents (PFCC-P) questionnaires for use in pediatric nursing in Iran.

DESIGN AND METHODS: The study was comprised of six steps. The first five steps included the preparation, forward translation, reconciliation, back translation, and back translation review of the translated questionnaires. In the sixth step, the content validity ratio, content validity index, confirmatory factor analysis, and reliability were estimated. Through the convenience sampling method, 456 nurses and mothers were included in the study for confirmatory factor analysis, while 40 nurses and mothers were selected to evaluate the reliability of the two questionnaires.

RESULTS: Harmonized versions of the Persian PFCC-S and PFCC-P questionnaires were developed (steps 1-5). The content validity ratio of all items of the questionnaires was >0.62. The content validity index for the PFCC-S and PFCC-P questionnaires was 0.81 and 0.83, respectively. One item was added to each questionnaire, which contained 21 items. The confirmatory factor analysis verified the three subscales of respect, collaboration, and support in the two questionnaires. The intraclass correlation and Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the PFCC-S questionnaire were 0.89 and 0.87, respectively, and 0.79 and 0.81, respectively, for the PFCC-P questionnaire.

CONCLUSIONS: This study developed questionnaires that were compatible with the Iranian culture to measure the perception of family-centered care.

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Nurses can use these questionnaires to measure and compare the perceptions of family-centered care by staff and parents.