START
Dimension: Risk factors start consumption
Area
Personal, Family
Specificity
Unspecified: Drugs and other risky behaviours
Year
1978
Author
Smilkstein
Gabriel Smilkstein
Universidad de Washington, Seattle
Year
1996
Validation Country
Spain
Author
Bellón, Delgado, Luna, & Lardelli
Author Contact Data
Juan Ángel Bellón
Centro de Salud Zaidn-Sur. Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Granada. Universidad de Granada
References
Bellón, J. A., Delgado, A., Luna, J. D., & Lardelli, P. (1996). Validez y fiabilidad del cuestionario de función familiar Apgar-familiar. Atención Primaria, 18, 289-295.
Year
2006
Validation Country
Colombia
Author
Forero, Avendaño, Duarte, & Campo-Arias
Author Contact Data
Adalberto Campo-Arias
Facultad de Medicina. Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga Calle 157 # 19-55, Cañaveral Parque, Bucaramanga, Colombia
E-mail: acampoar@unab.edu.co
References
Forero, L. M., Avendaño, M. C., Duarte, Z. J., & Campo-Arias, A. (2006). Consistencia interna y análisis de factores de la Escala APGAR para evaluar el funcionamiento familiar en estudiantes de básica secundaria. Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría, 35, 23-29.
APGAR family is a quick and simple technique to explore family function. This instrument has progressively been incorporated into the clinical practice of the family doctor as a tool for dealing with family problems. It consists of a Likert self-report scale composed of five items that assess family functionality
For the Spanish population (Bellón et al., 1996) intraclass correlation coefficients of the 5 items superior to .55 were obtained. The item scale correlation ranged from .61 to .71; Cronbach's α was .84
The answers indicate the degree to which you perceive these functions within your family unit. The score ranges from 0 to 4 points for each of the five factors. The interpretation of the score obtained is as follows:
- Normal family function: 17-20 points
- Mild dysfunction: 16-13 points
- Moderate dysfunction: 12-10 points
- Severe dysfunction: 9 points or less
Smilkstein, G. (1978). The family APGAR: A proposal for a family function test and its use by physicians. Journal of Family Practice, 6, 1231-1239.
Smilkstein, G., Ashworth, C., & Montano, D. (1982). Validity and reliability of the Family APGAR as a test of family function. Journal of Family Practice, 15, 303-311.