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Volume 04

Journal of Neonatal & Pediatric Medicine

Neonatal Nursing Congress 2018

May 14-15, 2018

May 14-15, 2018 Singapore

Global Experts Meeting on

Neonatal Nursing &

Maternal Healthcare

Development, validity and reliability of a Likert scale AFI in NICU: A tool for Assessment of Family

Integration (AFI) in NICU

Geetanjli Kalyan, Sushma Saini, Praveen Kumar, Sandhya Ghai and Sukhwinder Kaur

National Institute of Nursing Education, India

n family integration parents are involved in every possible care of their neonate ranging from feeding to decision making

and even participation in rounds. We intend to develop a sustainable structured model of family integration for Indian

setup. To assess the current status of family involvement in NICU care a Likert scale was developed. The objective of this study

is to develop a valid and reliable tool to assess the level of family integration in NICU. Methodological research design was

used. The data was collected in a NICU of a tertiary care hospital, India from 2016-2017. The preliminary draft was prepared

by discussion with experienced clinical nurses, nurse educators, focus group discussion with parents and extensive review

literature. This initial draft was given to five experts and suggested modifications were made. To establish validity the tool

was given to 9 delphi members and two delphi rounds were conducted. The CVI (content validity index) was above 0.7 for all

four aspects (clarity, relevance, simplicity and ambiguity). The vernacular version was prepared and retranslated to English

by language expert. First tool try was done on 10 parents and the items were modified as per the feedback of parents. Final

draft was again tried out on 60 parents and internal consistency was calculated by using SPSS-17. Cronbach’s alpha was used

and reliability of 0.895 was established. A feasible, valid, reliable and tested tool to assess family integration in NICUs was

developed. A Likert scale AFI in NICU showed good content validity and internal consistency. The tool can be used to assess

family integration in NICUs. Construct validity and inter-rater reliability can be established.

Biography

Geetanjli Kalyan has completed her Masters and currently working as a Lecturer in the National Institute of Nursing Education, India.

Geetanjli Kalyan et al., Neonat Pediatr Med 2018, Volume 4

DOI: 10.4172/2572-4983-C1-003