Participants reported their level of family functioning using 9 items from the 12 -
item General Functioning Scale of the Family Assessment Device [24].
Typically, only the 12 -
item General Functioning subscale is reported, but it has excellent internal consistency reported in the.85 — .90 range.
Not exact matches
It was decided that
items measuring meal routine reflected
general family
functioning more than feeding behaviors.
Suicidality was assessed with 3
items (hopelessness, thoughts of death, and thoughts of suicide) from the SCL - 20.27 Physical symptom severity was assessed with the PHQ - 15, a 15 -
item scale scored from 0 to 30.28 Health - related quality of life was assessed on the Short Form - 12 (SF - 12) subscales measuring physical health and mental health — related
functioning.29 Subscales are normed for the
general population so that mean and standard deviation are approximately 50 and 10, respectively.30 Pain intensity and interference were assessed with the Adapted Numeric Rating Scale for Pain31; each
item is rated on a 0 - to - 10 Likert scale.
The FAM III
General Scale is a 50 -
item self - report measure of family
functioning answered on a four - point Likert scale ranging from «strongly disagree» to «strongly agree» (Bloom, 1985; Skinner et al., 2000).
The 12 -
item FAD —
General Functioning scale (FAD - GF) was used to provide a summary measure of family f
Functioning scale (FAD - GF) was used to provide a summary measure of family
functioningfunctioning.
The
items included on the
General Functioning Scale measure the overall health / pathology of the family relating to six dimensions of family functioning: a) problem solving, b) communication, c) roles, d) affective responsiveness, e) affective involvement, and f) behavior
Functioning Scale measure the overall health / pathology of the family relating to six dimensions of family
functioning: a) problem solving, b) communication, c) roles, d) affective responsiveness, e) affective involvement, and f) behavior
functioning: a) problem solving, b) communication, c) roles, d) affective responsiveness, e) affective involvement, and f) behavioral control.
It consists of three scales: a
General Scale (40
items), in which family members evaluate the family as a system, a Dyadic Relationships Scale (28
items), in which they assess their relationship with their partner, and a Self - Rating Scale (28
items), measuring individuals» perceptions of their
functioning in the family.