Establishing reliability and validity of the Critical Care Family Satisfaction Survey

This study provides support that the Critical Care Family Satisfaction Survey—which yields five subscales, “Assurance,” “Information,’ “Proximity,“ “Support,�” and “Comfort”—is reliable and valid.

Abstract

This study provides support that the Critical Care Family Satisfaction Survey-which yields five subscales, "Assurance," "Information," "Proximity," "Support," and "Comfort"--is reliable and valid. Using five constructs rather than four is recommended because of the following: a) the internal consistency loss of 0.0226 for the "Comfort" subscale is not enough to warrant its removal, b) a four-factor questionnaire can be administered and totaled independently of this subscale, c) the need for the fifth construct is indicated by this study's results, and d) including the extra data may allow for more detailed analysis.