PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE NORWEGIAN VERSION OF THE PEDIATRIC FAMILY NEEDS QUESTIONNAIRE – PEDIATRIC (FNQ-P)

Abstract

Objective Evaluate test–retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity of the Norwegian version of the Pediatric Family Needs Questionnaire (FNQ-P). Design Test–retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity. Subject/patients Parents/caregivers of children (6–17 years) with ABI in the chronic phase who participated in the Child in Context Intervention (CICI) study. Methods Internal consistency was assessed with Cronbach’s alpha, while test–retest reliability was explored with intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), t-tests, and coefficients of variation. Standard error of measurement and minimal detectable change were also assessed. Construct validity in relation to Matrices and Similarities from WISC-V, Health and Behavior Inventory (HBI), Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function-2 (BRIEF-2), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL), Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy (TOPSE), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7(GAD-7) was explored with correlation coefficients. Results Test–retest reliability of the total mean FNQ-P score was good (ICC = 0.84). Internal consistency was excellent with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.98. Construct validity was confirmed. The only significant correlations were weak correlations with parent anxiety (GAD-7) and child’s emotional functioning (PedsQL). Conclusion The Norwegian FNQ-P has good psychometric properties and can be used to obtain reliable and valid data regarding family needs.