Cross-national validity of dimensions of family functioning: First experiences with the Dutch version of the McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD)

The effects of Guillain–Barré syndrome on the close relatives of patients during the first year

“…The functioning of the closest relatives was assessed with the Family Assessment Device (FAD) [9][10][11][12] which was sent to relatives at 1 (= T1), 3 (= T3), 6 (= T6), and 12 months (= T12) after the onset of GBS. The FAD evaluates the functioning of families and is made up of seven scales: problem solving, communication, roles, affective responsiveness, affective involvement, behaviour control, and general functioning.…”

Een psychometrische verkenning van de Nederlandse versie van de Family Assessment Device

“…De auteurs kwamen daarbij tot zes dimensies welke belangrijk gebleken waren in het behandelen van gezinnen met een hulpvraag en die een onderscheid maakten tussen gezond en ongezond functionerende gezinnen. De dimensies beschrijven structurele en organisatorische kenmerken van gezinnen en interactiepatronen tussen gezinsleden: Wenniger, Hageman, & Arrindell, 1993). In een eerste onderzoek in een steekproef van de algemene Nederlandse populatie bleek de FAD-N bevredigende psychometrische kwaliteiten te bezitten (Wenniger et al, 1993).…”

“…De dimensies beschrijven structurele en organisatorische kenmerken van gezinnen en interactiepatronen tussen gezinsleden: Wenniger, Hageman, & Arrindell, 1993). In een eerste onderzoek in een steekproef van de algemene Nederlandse populatie bleek de FAD-N bevredigende psychometrische kwaliteiten te bezitten (Wenniger et al, 1993). De Nederlandstalige schalen blijken dezelfde dimensies van gezinsfunctioneren te meten als de originele Amerikaanse versie.…”

Preliminary stages of cross-cultural adaptation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of McMaster Family Assessment Device

“…The limitations include the small sample size as compared to that of other validation studies, the solely use of non-clinical samples, and homogeneous socio-demographic characteristics of the participants. However, in proposing a Dutch version, Wenninger et al have shown that the FAD scores were not significantly affected by gender, age, and religion of the participants 6 . Some limitations must be considered.…”

“…The questionnaire is supposed to be answered by all family members above 12 years of age, and it takes approximately fifteen to twenty minutes to complete 4 . The FAD was originally created in the United States of America, and was translated into several languages with cross-cultural adaptation for many countries 1,3,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] . Because the FAD is self-administered and can potentially be used in epidemiological population-based studies and due to the lack of a Brazilian Portuguese version, the purpose of this study was to provide a translation into Portuguese and a cross-cultural adaptation for the Brazilian culture.…”