Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Families’ Importance in Nursing Care-Pediatric Nurses’ Attitudes Instrument

Abstract

This study aimed to test the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Families' Importance in Nursing Care-Nurses' Attitudes (FINC-NA) instrument developed by Saveman et al. Methods: The 222 pediatric nurses' data were collected from 13 hospitals in South Korea and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and the Cronbach's ⍺ in SPSS software. The AMOS program was used to conduct confirmatory factor analysis of construct validity. Results: Of the 26 initial items, 24 were ultimately selected after evaluating content validity, construct validity, and reliability. The following 6 factors were included in the Korean version of the Families' Importance in Nursing Care-Pediatric Nurses' Attitudes (KFINC-PNA): family as a 'conversational partner', 'participant in care', 'supporter for the nurse', 'burden', 'recipient of empowerment', and 'its own resource'. Conclusion: The KFINC-PNA was partially modified to explain differences in language and culture, but its validity and reliability were verified. Pediatric nurses' attitudes can be assessed using the KFINC-PNA, and adjustments to the care of hospitalized children and their families can be made based on these items. We recommend developing and verifying intervention methods that will improve family-centered care for hospitalized children and their families.

Exploring the Influences of Nurses’ Partnership with Parents, Attitude to Families’ Importance in Nursing Care, and Professional Self-Efficacy on Quality of Pediatric Nursing Care: A Path Model

“…A higher score indicates that the nurse has a more positive attitude toward the family in pediatric nursing care. The Cronbach's α for the reliability of the scale in Oh et al [6] was 0.88, and in this study it was also 0.88.…”

“…The instrument used in this study was the families' importance in nursing care-pediatric nurses' attitude scale that Oh et al [6] validated in Korean. This instrument has 24 items and consists of six categories: family as a conversational partner, participant in care, supporter for the nurse, recipient of empowerment, burden, and resource.…”

“…Pediatric nurses must recognize the importance of the family and adopt a supportive attitude toward the family to practice FCC [6,7]. In Korea, where guardians staying in children's wards is a common practice, the families of hospitalized children play an important role in the nursing care of children [5,8].…”

Canadian Hospital and Home Visiting Nurses’ Attitudes Toward Families in Transitional Care: A Descriptive Comparative Study

“…The FINC-NA tool has four subscales: Family as a resource in nursing care (Fam-RNC), Family as a conversational partner (Fam-CP), Family as a burden (Fam-B), and Family as its own resource (Fam-OR). The FINC-NA instrument has been used worldwide (Fernandes, Gomes, Martins, Gomes, & Gonçalves, 2015;Luttik et al, 2017;Oh, Kim, Yoo, & Cho, 2018;Oliveira et al, 2011). It was chosen because of its psychometric properties and to facilitate comparison with previous research findings.…”

The Factors Associated with the Attitudes of Nurses Working in Medical Facilities towards Family Nursing

“…Benzein et al [19] developed the FINC-NA to measure nurses' attitudes towards the importance of involving family in nursing care. The FINC-NA scale has been used in several countries in addition to Sweden where it was developed, and nurses' attitudes toward families in various countries are gradually becoming more clear [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]. Exploring the factors affecting FINC-NA, which is a reliable measure, is expected to help clarify the factors related to family nursing attitudes.…”