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family Apgar

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family Apgar,
a family therapy rating system in which the name Apgar contains the first letters of five words-adaptability, partnership, growth, affection, and resolve-that represent the questionnaire categories. Each family member indicates a degree of satisfaction in each of the five categories on a scale of 0 to 2. The system is used most frequently in studies of families with a geriatric member. See also Apgar score.


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Family APGAR The Family APGAR is a five-item instrument that assesses the respondent's view that the family is either a psychosocial resource or lacking in social support (Sawin & Harrigan, 1994).
 
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