Completed Research Project
Validity and reliability of the Family Pain Knowledge Questionnaire (FPKQ): Measuring the pain management knowledge of Australian family carers of patients with progressive or recurrent cancer
Investigators: Oldham
L & Kristjanson LJ.
Funding: Edith Cowan University Faculty Small
Grant ($4,941).
Abstract: There is an increasing body of research related to pain management needs of family carers of advanced cancer patients and pain relief for cancer patients has been identified as a priority concern for both patients and their family carers. The aim of this study was to refine/establish the validity and reliability of the Family Pain Knowledge Questionnaire for use in an Australian population. The study had two main research objectives: 1) To augment the existing scale with additional items to measure pain knowledge based on qualitative research, and, 2) to test the refined instrument for internal construct validity, concurrent validity, test-retest reliability and internal consistency reliability. Preliminary findings demonstrate a significant improvement in the psychometric properties of the instrument.
