Assessments of unmet communication needs and quality of staff-family communication at geriatric facilities: Instruments development and psychometric testing
The Family Caregiver's Communication Needs Questionnaire and Staff-Family Quality of Communication Questionnaire are valid and reliable tools for assessing the quality of staff-family communication, assisting in identifying communication strengths and weaknesses, suggesting potential interventions for improved communication, and providing outcome measures for such interventions.
Authors
- Jiska Cohen‐Mansfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0209-7304)
- Rinat Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5089-5453)
- Gal Maydan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3516-864X)
- Shai Brill
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Beit Rivka Geriatric Medical Center (IL)
- Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yafo (IL)
- Clalit Health Services (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
- Published
- 2025-04-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100333
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Minerva Foundation
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Space
- Ministry of Science and Technology, Israel