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Measuring a family sense of coherence: a rasch-based study extending dyadic data analyses
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Safety and Transport, Measurement Technology. Malmö University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9443-8473
Linnaeus University, Sweden; Region Kalmar County, Sweden.
Kristianstad University, Sweden.
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Safety and Transport, Measurement Technology. Swedish Defence University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3700-3921
2025 (English)In: BMC Palliative Care, E-ISSN 1472-684X, Vol. 24, no 1, article id 8Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Background: Family sense of coherence (FSOC) seems to reduce distress in the family and promote the well-being of the family. Therefore, getting accurate measurements for families with long-term illnesses is of particular interest. This study explores dyadic data analysis from the dyadic- and single-informant perspectives, and the measurement properties of the FSOC-S12 according to the Rasch model. Methods: Racked and stacked data from 151 dyads were analyzed according to the polytomous Rasch model. Results: Notably, both the dyadic- and single-informant perspectives (i.e., racked and stacked data set-ups) showed measurement properties with minor deviations from the Rasch model according to fit statistics. However, most items had disordered thresholds and some problems with local dependency. Item hierarchies were similar in both set-ups and there was no differential item functioning (DIF) by role from the dyadic informant perspective. Four items showed DIF by informant role in the single-informant perspective. Conclusions: Our approach to handling dyadic data has shown both strengths and limitations in the evaluation of FSOC-S12, and the understanding of FSOC as a construct from the family’s view of the family’s ability as a whole (dyadic-informant perspective) and patient’s and family member’s separate views of the family’s ability as a whole (single-informant perspective).

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BioMed Central Ltd , 2025. Vol. 24, no 1, article id 8
Keywords [en]
Adult; Aged; Data Analysis; Family; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Psychometrics; Sense of Coherence; Surveys and Questionnaires; adult; aged; Article; breast cancer; colon cancer; controlled study; family sense of coherence; family sense of coherence short 12; female; human; kidney cancer; major clinical study; male; prostate cancer; psychometry; questionnaire; Rasch analysis; sense of coherence; data analysis; devices; family; middle aged; procedures; psychology; psychometry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-78049DOI: 10.1186/s12904-024-01639-5Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85214869538OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-78049DiVA, id: diva2:1950287
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 The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following fnancial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Linnaeus University, Sweden; RISE (Research institutes of Sweden), Sweden; Kristianstad University, Sweden; Cancer Foun‑dation in Kronoberg County, Sweden; and the Kamprad Family Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Research & Charity, Sweden, funded this study. The research committees at all involved palliative centres and oncology clin‑ics and the Regional Ethical Review Board in Linköping, Sweden, approved the study (No. 2014/70-31)

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