Background and Purpose: This study was conducted to test the Arabic version of the FIN-PED II. Methods: The Arabic-FIN-PED II was developed using the translation/back-translation method. Then an expert panel of 5 parents of children with cancer rated the tool for clarity and content validity. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability was evaluated in a convenience sample of 113 parents of children with cancer. Results: The FIN-PED II was found to be acceptable and clear to almost all parents. The FIN-PED II demonstrated good psychometric properties. The internal consistency was high with alpha values > 0.70 and high test-retest correlations. Conclusions: Although the Arabic FIN-PED II needs further psychometric testing; it is an acceptable, reliable and valid measure of perceived parents need during child's treatment Keywords: Translation, Reliability, Validity, Arabic version, The Family Inventory of Needs.

Arabiat, D., et al., Measuring Care Needs of Parents of Children with Cancer: Psychometric Properties of the FIN-PED II Arabic Version. Vol. 23. 2015. 2015.

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