What Families Need: Validation of the Family Needs Assessment for Taiwanese Families of Children with Intellectual Disability and Developmental Delay

Autor/inn/en	Chiu, Chun-Yu; Turnbull, Ann P.; Summers, Jean Ann
Titel	What Families Need: Validation of the Family Needs Assessment for Taiwanese Families of Children with Intellectual Disability and Developmental Delay
Quelle	In: Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 38 (2013) 4, S.247-258 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1540-7969
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Test Construction; Test Validity; Family Needs; Needs Assessment; Mental Retardation; Children; Developmental Delays; Access to Education; Cultural Relevance; Delivery Systems; Psychometrics; Family Characteristics; Mail Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Factor Analysis; Socioeconomic Influences; Economic Factors; Family Income; Severity (of Disability); Child Rearing; Access to Health Care; Social Support Groups; Psychological Patterns; Recreation; Taiwan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Testaufbau; Testvalidität; Bedarfsermittlung; Geistige Behinderung; Child; Kind; Kinder; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Auslieferung; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Erhebungsinstrument; Statistische Analyse; Faktorenanalyse; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Ökonomischer Faktor; Familieneinkommen; Schweregrad; Kindererziehung; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Re-creation; Erholung
Abstract	This study documented the process of developing and validating the Family Needs Assessment (FNA), a seven-factor 73-item measure developed for research and practice, using a sample of Taiwanese families. In developing the FNA, the research team identified a theoretical basis for family needs, used literature and qualitative results in generating items, ensured culturally and linguistically accurate translation of the measure, and revised the measure based on results from pilot tests and cognitive interviews. Although a confirmatory factor analysis is necessary to support final validity, results from this study provide a foundation for understanding Taiwanese family needs. According to the results, the domains with highest needs are Hope (i.e., anticipating and achieving positive outcomes) and Disability-Related Services (i.e., getting services and teaching the child with disabilities). Findings from this study indicate that the FNA, developed as a comprehensive, contemporary, accessible, and culturally appropriate tool, can contribute to the disability-related field in research and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01