Validity and reliability of the Chinese version of Family Management Measure

Objective To assess the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Family Man-agement Measure (FaMM). Methods FaMM was translated into Chinese and distributed to 330 caregivers whose children had chronic diseases to fill the questionnaire. Results Cronhach's alpha coefficient for the subscales ranged from 0.52 to 0.86, indicating acceptable internal consistency. The content validity index was 0.84. Construct validity was supported by significant correlation between FaMM and FAD and CBCL,Pearson correlation coefficient ranged from 0.11 to 0.38. The relationship among them accorded with the expected trends of Family Management Style Framework. The result of factor analysis indicated 9 factors explaining 60.08% variance. Conclusions The psychometric property of the Chinese version of FaMM was acceptable and it could be regarded as a reliable and valid instrument to measure the family response of Chinese families whose children had chronic diseases. Key words: Family Management Measure;  Chronic disease;  Child;  Reliability;  Validity