Family Caregiver Quality of Life Scale (FAMQoL)
Cite this measure View MeasureNauser, J., Bakas, T., & Welch, J. (2011). A new instrument to measure quality of life of heart failure family caregivers. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 26(1), 53-64. DOI: 10.1097/JCN.0B013E3181E4A313
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| Purpose | The 16-item FAMQOL is a brief, easy-to-administer instrument that has evidence of reliability and validity in family caregivers. Physical, psychological, and social well-being can be measured with 4-item subscales. |
| Domain(s) | Life Satisfaction Quality of Life |
| Target population | Adult |
| Number of items | 16 |
| Administration format | self-report |
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| Availability in other languages | Turkish |
| Fee for use | |
| Free | |
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Requests for the complete FAMQOL Scale and scoring instructions can be sent to the corresponding author. Correspondence Julie A. Nauser, PhD, RN, 2525 E Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64132 (julie.nauser@researchcollege.edu). |
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| Non-exhaustive list of psychometric studies | |
| Nauser, J. A., Bakas, T., & Welch, J. L. (2011). A new instrument to measure quality of life of heart failure family caregivers. The Journal of cardiovascular nursing, 26(1), 53–64. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181e4a313 | |
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