Abstract

Family members and close friends of ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilation often sit helpless at the bedside. Participation in care of their loved one may improve adaptation to the stressful situation and better prepare them for caregiving after discharge. The primary aim of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Family Willingness for Caregiving Scale (FWCS). The impetus for scale development was the lack of a valid instrument to measure caregiver willingness of family members for the ICU patient. The Facilitated Sensemaking Model (FSM) and adapted Psychosocial Assessment Model (PAM) provided the theoretical foundation for the FWCS which was developed after a review of the literature and construction of a concept analysis of caregiver willingness.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 30509731; ProQuest document ID: 2808512189. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Cindy A. Wilk, PhD, APRN-CNS, CCRN-K, CNE

Sigma Membership

Delta Xi

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cross-Sectional

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Caregiver Willingness, Intensive Care Patients, Scale Development, Family Caregivers

Advisor

Amy Petrinec

Second Advisor

Pamela Stephenson

Third Advisor

Dana Hansen

Fourth Advisor

Christopher Was

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

Kent State University

Degree Year

2023

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2023-07-06

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