The development and validation of the short-form Family Inventory of Resources for Management among families of older people with dementia: instrument development and cross-sectional study
The SF-FIRM is a seven-sub-scale 21-item instrument for assessing the family resources of older people with dementia that has satisfactory psychometric properties. It identifies seven key aspects of family resources in families of older people with dementia, and will facilitate the measurement of family resources in older people with dementia, playing a crucial role in enhancing the health and well-being of both patients and their caregivers.
Authors
- Yuxin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1172-3768)
- Chang Zan
- Younghwan Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0745-6687)
- Sanmei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0811-1701)
- Qiongqiong Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3565-9078)
- Qingyan Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8756-3196)
- Sheng Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3837-8060)
- Shengnan Tang
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College (CN)
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-06293-x
- Primary Topic
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00