Concurrent Validity of the International Family Quality of Life Survey

Samuel, Preethy S.; Pociask, Fredrick D.; DiZazzo-Miller, Rosanne; Carrellas, Ann; LeRoy, Barbara

doi:10.3109/07380577.2015.1116129

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“…The family involvement in turn fosters greater parental responsibility, improves family skills, and generates a higher level of satisfaction in the family [ 14 ]. Moreover, as Samuel et al, argue, “families that function well support societies and families with an effective quality of life are a social resource.” [ 15 ] (p. 188). These are all solid reasons that support the adoption of this family model in EC, a model that has the family as a core dimension and whose ultimate goal is to promote a better quality of family life.…”

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State of the Art of Family Quality of Life in Early Care and Disability: A Systematic Review

Mora

Ibáñez

Balcells‐Balcells

2020

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Background: In recent years, there has been a growing international interest in family quality of life The objective of this systematic review is to understand and analyze the conceptualization of the quality of life of families with children with disabilities between 0 and 6 years of age, the instruments for their measurement and the most relevant research results. Method: A bibliographic search was conducted in the Web of Science, Scopus and Eric databases of studies published in English and Spanish from 2000 to July 2019 focused on “family quality of life” or “quality of family life” in the disability field. A total of 63 studies were selected from a total of 1119 and analyzed for their theoretical and applied contributions to the field of early care. Results: The functional conceptualization of family quality of life predominates in this area, and a nascent and enriching holistic conceptualization is appreciated. There are three instruments that measure family quality of life in early care, although none of them is based on unified theory of FQoL; none of them focus exclusively on the age range 0–6 nor do they cover all disabilities. Conclusions: The need to deepen the dynamic interaction of family relationships and to understand the ethical requirement that the methods used to approach family quality of life respect the holistic nature of the research is noted.

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State of the Art of Family Quality of Life in Early Care and Disability: A Systematic Review

Mora

Ibáñez

Balcells‐Balcells

2020

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“…Even though-as pointed out-numerous papers have in recent years have focused on the construction, validation, or study of tools to measure FQoL [14,20,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39], authors agree on the need to continue to devote efforts to optimizing their internal structures and revising how they work in different populations in different contexts (socio-demographic, cultural, etc.) [25,29,31,39,40].…”

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The Spanish Family Quality of Life Scales under and over 18 Years Old: Psychometric Properties and Families’ Perceptions

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Mas

Baqués

et al. 2020

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Background: Family quality of life (FQoL), just like individual quality of life, has become a priority outcome in the policies and services received by persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. Conceptualizing, measuring, and theorizing FQoL has been the object of investigation in recent decades. The goal of this paper is to present a revision of the Spanish Family Quality of Life Scales, the CdVF-E < 18 and the CdVF-E >18, and describe the FQoL of Spanish families with a member with IDD. Methods: The sample included a total of 548 families with a member under 18 years old and 657 families with a member over 18. Based on an Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) firstly and a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) secondly, the two scales’ psychometric properties were explored. Results: The CdVF-ER < 18 and the CdVF-ER > 18 comprise 5 dimensions, containing 35 and 32 items, respectively, and they show good validity and reliability. The families obtained a high FQoL score, although some differences exist between the dimensions on which families with children under and over 18 score highest and lowest. Conclusion: The characteristics of the revised scales facilitate their use by professionals, administrations, and services.

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“…The final section of the survey includes items about overall impressions of FQOL [ 30 ]. The survey had good reliability and validity for caregivers of people with DD [ 31 – 33 ]. Using data from Australia, Canada, and the United States, it was reported that the four indicators ( Initiative , Opportunities , Attainment , and Satisfaction), and the nine-domain factor structure of the FQOLS-2006 had an acceptable level of construct validity [ χ 2 (27) = 55.32, p < 0.00, CFI = 0.93, AGFI = 0.94 RMSEA = 0.06] [ 31 ].…”

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“…Concurrent validity showed moderate correlations between five FQOLS-2006 domains and conceptually related domains. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency of the nine domains ranged from poor to good (0.43 to 0.83) and, for the two-item global FQOL, it was 0.85 [ 33 ].…”

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Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties of Family Quality of Life Survey for caregivers of people with neurodegenerative disease: a study of Spanish families who live in the rural Spain–Portugal cross-border

Badía

Orgaz

Vicario-Molina

et al. 2021

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Background Neurodegenerative diseases (NDs) are one of the main causes of disability and dependence that have a great impact both on the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families. A majority of people with NDs receive care and support from the family, but there is no tool in Spain with which to measure whole-family QOL. The aim of this study was the translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the FQOLS–Dementia into Spanish to assess FQOL among family members of individuals with NDs who live in the Spain–Portugal cross-border area. Method The Spanish version was translated and adapted following the international guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation tests. A sample of 300 family caregivers was interviewed, applying an adapted version of the Family Quality Survey (FQOLS–Dementia). Confirmatory factor analysis was performed to validate the factor structure, and convergent validity was examined with Pearson’s correlation coefficients of the global FQOL with the domains. Internal consistency reliability was determined using Cronbach’s alpha. Results The domain structure of the FQOLS–ND showed a good fit. In the convergent validity, it was found that the total score and the subscale domain scores were associated with the global FQOL score, except for the Values domain. Internal consistency of nine domain subscales was strong (α = 0.80 to 0.91), and excellent for the total FQOL (α = 0.85) and the global FQOL (α = 0.87). Conclusion The FQOLS–ND presented good validity and reliability in caregiver families with individuals with ND, so its application shows its usefulness in detecting areas of improvement and intervention strategies for FQOL in the Spain–Portugal cross-border area.

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Concurrent Validity of the International Family Quality of Life Survey

Cited by 17 publications

References 27 publications

State of the Art of Family Quality of Life in Early Care and Disability: A Systematic Review

State of the Art of Family Quality of Life in Early Care and Disability: A Systematic Review

The Spanish Family Quality of Life Scales under and over 18 Years Old: Psychometric Properties and Families’ Perceptions

Transcultural adaptation and psychometric properties of Family Quality of Life Survey for caregivers of people with neurodegenerative disease: a study of Spanish families who live in the rural Spain–Portugal cross-border

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