Reliability and Validity of a Revised Family Disruption from Illness Scale in a Rural Sample

Authors

  • Bette Ide
  • Marcia Gragert University of North Dakota

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v2i2.471

Abstract

This study tests the validity and reliability of the 51-item Family Disruption from Illness Scale (FDIS) in a sample of 569 rural adults.  The Family APGAR, the Family Discord Scale from the Family Invulnerability Test, and the Family Quality of Life Scale were used to validate the FDIS as a measure of the impact of illness upon family functioning.  The alpha coefficient for the FDIS was .93, and the FDIS correlated significantly in the expected direction with all measures of family functioning:  Family APGAR, r = -.23; Family Discord Scale, r = .32; FQOLS, r = -.28.  A maximum likelihood solution with varimax rotation delineated seven interpretable factors.  The FDIS offers a psychometrically adequate tool that is uncomplicated to administer for the evaluation of a family’s disruption from illness.  The study needs to be replicated in other rural settings, urban settings and with more culturally diverse populations.

Keywords: family functioning, reliability and validity, measure, illness, rural

http://dx.doi.org/10.14574/ojrnhc.v2i2.471

Author Biography

  • Bette Ide

    PhD., FAAN, Professor-retired

    Professional Consulltant

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Published

2017-07-01

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Vol. 2 No. 2 (2001)

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