Table 3.
Item distributions and interrater reliability for the Basic Family Involvement and Support (BFIS) scale (n = 15)
| Item | Description | Mean (SD) | Number of sites achieving score | Agreement (%) | ICC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Structure, content and implementation subscale | |||||||
| 1 | Training and supervision of health personnel | 1.00 (0.00) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1.000 |
| 2 | Family coordinator | 1.53 (0.99) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 0.924 |
| 3 | Conversation(s) with the patient | 2.47 (0.64) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 0.858 |
| 4 | Conversation(s) with the relative(s) | 2.40 (0.91) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 0.917 |
| 14 | Implementation measures | 1.00 (0.00) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 1.000 |
| Subscale total | 1.68 (0.43) | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.931 | |
| Penetration rate subscale | |||||||
| 5 | Identifying/ documenting the relatives | 5.00 (0.00) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 100 | 1.000 |
| 6 | Conversation(s) with the patient | 1.27 (1.03) | 14 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1.000 |
| 7 | Discussing family involvement | 4.13 (0.83) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 73 | 0.904 |
| 8 | Conversation(s) with the relative(s) | 1.60 (0.83) | 14 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 0.940 |
| 9 | Conversation(s) with the patient and relative(s) | 2.73 (1.22) | 11 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 0.952 |
| 10 | Primary clinician attends one meeting | 2.60 (1.06) | 12 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 0.969 |
| 11 | Crisis/coping plan | 3.20 (0.94) | 8 | 7 | 0 | 80 | 0.962 |
| 12 | Seminars/meetings for relatives | 1.67 (1.23) | 13 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1.000 |
| 13 | Family involvement in discharge report | 2.00 (1.20) | 12 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 0.910 |
| Subscale total | 2.69 (0.55) | 14 | 1 | 0 | – | 0.979 | |
| Scale total | 2.33 (0.47) | 15 | 0 | 0 | – | 0.991 | |