title: Validity and reliability of Turkish version of family satisfaction in the intensive care unit.
abstract: To evaluate the quality of care that is provided in intensive care units, needs and satisfaction of the patient relatives must also be considered. The aim of the study is to test the Turkish version of the Family Satisfaction in the Intensive Care Unit (FS-ICU-24) Survey, which was developed by Heyland et al. This study was planned and applied as a methodological study. Survey was conducted in the intensive care units of a military education and research hospital and a medical faculty hospital, department of anaesthesia and reanimation in the capital city Ankara of Turkey. Sample of the survey was composed of 120 participants. Cronbach's alpha value for the FS-ICU-24 general internal consistency in this study was calculated as 0.95 for total scale. In this study, the Turkish version of the FS-ICU-24 was found to be reliable and valid with Turkish population.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sevinc
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tastan
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iyigun
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ayhan
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kılıckaya
authors.forename: Ali Abbas
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Ercan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kurt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D014421:Turkey
keywords: family satisfaction; intensive care; patients relative