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Family Health Development in Life Course Research: A Scoping Review of Family Functioning Measures.
Ramaswami, Saswati B; Jensen, Todd; Berghaus, Mary; De-Oliveira, Sophia; Russ, Shirley A; Weiss-Laxer, Nomi; Verbiest, Sarah; Barkin, Shari.
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  • Ramaswami SB; Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.
  • Jensen T; Department of Pediatrics, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Berghaus M; Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  • De-Oliveira S; Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.
  • Russ SA; Department of Pediatrics, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
  • Weiss-Laxer N; Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.
  • Verbiest S; Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities.
  • Barkin S; Department of Pediatrics, Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Pediatrics ; 149(Suppl 5)2022 05 01.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35503321
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND

OBJECTIVES:

Our objective is to identify common family functioning measurement tools and assess their compatibility with family-health development and life-course perspectives.

METHODS:

Data sources include PubMed, ERIC, CINAHL, Families and Societies Worldwide, PsychInfo, Web of Science, PsychNet, and Health and Psychosocial Instruments. Title and abstract screening and full-text review of articles were conducted by multiple reviewers based on prespecified inclusion criteria. Data extraction focused on features of identified measurements tools, including (1) name (2) domains of family functioning measured, (3) established psychometric properties, and (4) original context of psychometric evaluation (eg, details about the study sample).

RESULTS:

Of the 50 measurement tools identified, 94% measured organizational patterns (eg, flexibility, connectedness, or resources), 46% measured belief systems (eg, making meaning of adversity, or positive outlook), and 54% measured communication processes (eg, open emotional sharing, or collaborative problem-solving).

CONCLUSIONS:

Existing measures of family functioning can aid life-course researchers in understanding family processes as contexts for health and well-being. There also remain opportunities to refine or develop measures of family functioning more compatible with a life-course perspective that assess family processes (1) at various life stages; (2) with various backgrounds, identities, structures, and experiences; and (3) embedded in or impacted by various contexts that may facilitate or hinder family functioning.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Family Health / Life Change Events Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Systematic_reviews Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Pediatrics Year: 2022 Type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Family Health / Life Change Events Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Systematic_reviews Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Pediatrics Year: 2022 Type: Article