Family Needs Questionnaire – Pediatric Rehabilitation Version (FNQ-PR)

The Family Needs Questionnaire – Pediatric Rehabilitation Version (FNQ-PR) is a reliable and valid family-report tool that consists of 39 items representing a range of family needs that may appear. These needs may present across the care continuum (i.e., in the community and during periods of inpatient rehabilitation) over the course of the child’s development. Clinicians can use the FNQ-PR to assess the degree to which the family’s needs have been met across six categories of need: Health Information, Emotional Support, Family/Practical Support, Involvement with Care, Professional Support, and Community Support. The self-administered FNQ-PR was designed to be used with families of children with chronic neuromotor and neurodevelopmental conditions who are receiving rehabilitation services in the community or pediatric treatment centre.

Detailed instructions for completing the questionnaire are provided at the start of the FNQ-PR. For each item, the family member respondent is asked to indicate whether each need has been ‘not at all met’, ‘met very little’, ‘somewhat met’, ‘met a lot’, or ‘completely met’ by circling the corresponding number below. For needs that are not applicable at the time of administration, the respondent checks the ‘not needed’ box. After completion of the FNQ-PR, the clinician should review the form with the respondent(s) and request completion of any omitted items. Detailed administration guidelines are in the FNQ-PR manual.

Detailed FNQ-PR scoring, and interpretation guidelines are in the FNQ-PR manual and scoring template.