J Clin Nurs . 2026 Jan Instruments to Assess Family Focused Care in Nursing Clinical Practice: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties

This systematic review rigorously evaluates the various tools used to measure Family Focused Care, an approach that integrates relatives into the clinical nursing process. By applying specialized methodological standards, the researchers examined fifteen different questionnaires to determine which instruments provide the most reliable and valid data from both professional and family perspectives. The study concludes that three specific scales—the FNPS, ICE-FPSQ, and PFCC-S/P—stand out as the highest quality options for healthcare providers. Ultimately, this work serves as a guide for clinicians to select evidence-based assessment tools that can improve patient outcomes and ensure medical care is properly aligned with family needs.