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Very good work!!
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Please do attend to these comments: In spite of the inclusion of many of the previous suggestions, it would be desirable if the article reported two key demographic variables in ICU relatives evidence: Previous ICU experience and the distribution of relative´s educational level due to them being well known determinants of family needs and could add to the instrument´s discrimination strength.
If those variables were not assessed, it should be explicitly stated as a limitation. Moreover, due to some limitations of the sample demographic descriptions, my suggestion is to focus on the robust methodology instead of homogeneity of participants’ demographic features as the study´s strengths
It would make the manuscript information more complete.
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Dear Authors, There are some minors comments from one reviewer that needs to be attended to. Please do this as soon as possible so that the manuscript can be re-reviewed again.
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In spite of the inclusion of many of the previous sugestions, it would be desirable if the article report two key demographic variables in ICU relatives evidence: Previous ICU experience and the distribution of relative´s educational level due they´re well known determinants of family needs and could add to the instrument´s discrimination strenght.
If those variables were not assessed, it should be explicited as limitation. Moreover, due some limitations of the sample demographic descriptions, my suggestions it´s to focus on the robust methodology instead of homogeneity of participants’ demographic features as study´s strenghts.
Article now meets all requirements
Article now meets all requirements
Article now meets all requirements
Article now meets all requirements
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The validation process is very well conducted and methodologically designed, but it worth to mention a few points:
- Forward translation: Due the more frequent contact with the relatives and his non-technical way of communication, it would be interesting if one of the two translators were an ICU nurse.
- Implementation: Despite of the good number of subjects for a validation process, authors don´t mention any criteria for the selection of the number, for example, Brislin´s criteria (1986) which requires minimum 5 subjects for each item.
- Inclusion criteria of relatives: The author explicit only two criteria for relatives (age, 24 - 72 hrs.) but in the general literature about family needs/satisfaction, and the other validations, there are relevant inclusion criteria not included in the article such as: previous ICU experience, length of stay > 48 hrs. (24 hrs. would be not enough to “assimilate” the ICU experience) or educational level. Moreover, an educational level of 8th grade at least for readability and understanding, is a CCFNI author´s (Leske) requirement for application and it helps to the contextualization of which people among Turkish population this version could be finally applied.
In this study the authors included only relatives but there´s a broader use of the word “relative” or “family” in the ICU family literature. A modern concept of “relative” it is not limited to the blood related subjects but also includes patient´s relevant persons. Further studies should not include only blood related persons.
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Excellent validation process, comments related to inclusion criteria such as "relative" definition and ICU previous experience can be addressed in further studies in Turkish population and the rest should be explicited as limitations of the study (educational level not included /reported as an inclusion criteria and relevant demographic data).
The article has clearly defined the outcome of the study. The scientific validity and reliability has been addressed and acceptable.
in the view of reviewer, this is an acceptable article.
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This is a pertinent study and the tools may also be used in some other country with similar background and culture.
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The authors are to be congratulated on the very thorough method for establishing content validity in terms of both language and cultural relevance. This is a step that is often treated too lightly in similar translations of instruments. While I am aware that some commentators would recommend a confirmatory factor analysis, I concur with the authors use of exploratory factor analysis. Having established a different factor structure, the authors may wish to use this Turkish version to explore different perceptions of family needs, for example, between family members and critical care nurses as in:
1. Kinrade, T, Jackson AC & Tomnay, J. (2009) The psychosocial needs of families during critical illness: A comparison of nurses’ and family members’ perspectives, Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 27,1, 82-88
2. Kinrade, T, Jackson AC & Tomnay, J. (2011) Social workers’ perspectives on the psychosocial needs of families during critical illness, Social Work in Health Care, 50, 1-21.
The paper could do with one final edit for minor irregularities in English expression.
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