Purpose: This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Assessing Family Caregiver Communication in Chronic Illness (FCCT-CI) Scale. Design: This study examined the psychometric properties of the FCCT-CI. Methods: Data were collected between December 2023 and March 2024 from family caregivers of care recipients receiving home care services at a hospital in Central Anatolia, Türkiye. The study involved linguistic validation through translation and expert review. Construct validity was tested through confirmatory factor analysis, criterion validity through correlations with the Family APGAR, Bakas Caregiving Outcomes, and Family Climate Scales, and reliability through internal consistency. Results: A total of 223 family caregivers were included in the study. The content validity index of the scale was 0.91. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a two-factor structure. Scale indicated acceptable convergent validity, whereas discriminant validity between the two subdimensions was not fully supported. Strong positive correlations were found between the FCCT-CI and both the Family APGAR Scale (conversation: r = 0.949; conformity: r = 0.824) and the Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale (conversation: r = 0.917; conformity: r = 0.786). For the Family Climate Scale, relationality showed strong positive correlations with conversation (r = 0.966) and conformity (r = 0.856), whereas intergenerational authority showed strong negative correlations with conversation (r = –0.862) and conformity (r = –0.754). Cognitive alignment also showed strong positive correlations with conversation (r = 0.930) and conformity (r = 0.838). The FCCT-CI demonstrated excellent internal consistency, with α = 0.992 for conversation and α = .804 for conformity. Clinical Relevance: The FCCT-CI scale, including its Turkish version, can help nurses identify and address family communication dynamics to improve chronic illness care. Conclusions: The study provides initial evidence supporting the reliability and validity of the Turkish FCCT-CI for assessing FCCT-CI settings.
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