This study aimed to translate the Family Appraisal of Caregiving Questionnaire for Palliative Care (FACQ-PC) into Turkish and to examine its psychometric properties.

After completing the necessary translation stages, 190 participants (109 women and 81 men) with a mean age of 43.63 years (SD = 11.83), who provided care to individuals requiring palliative care, were recruited using convenience sampling. Participants completed the Sociodemographic Information Form, FACQ-PC, Burden Interview, Positive and Negative Affect Scale, and Palliative Performance Scale. Subsequently, reliability and validity analyses were conducted on the collected data.

Reliability analyses included internal consistency coefficients and test–retest reliability. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients were 0.88 for the negative outcome’s subscale, 0.90 for the positive caregiving appraisal subscale, and 0.82 for the family well-being subscale. Pearson’s correlation coefficients for test–retest reliability were 0.95, 0.87, and 0.94 for the negative outcomes, positive caregiving appraisal, and family well-being subscales, respectively. Validity analyses revealed a 3-factor structure similar to that of the Polish version but different from that of the original version. Based on factor loadings, two items were removed from the scale, resulting in a final 23-item version. Examination of the factor loadings revealed that these 2 items did not load onto any factor.

The reliability and validity analyses indicated that the Turkish version is a reliable and valid measurement tool for research and clinical applications. This tool is recommended for addressing the challenges faced by primary care physicians, health-care professionals working in home health and palliative care units, as well as family members and relatives who provide palliative care to patients.