Hope, in its everyday understanding, is an expectation of good in the future. The herth hope index hhi, a 12item adapted version of the herth hope scale hhs, was tested with a convenience sample of 172 ill adults. Fit to printable area scales small pages up and large pages down to fit the paper. The purpose of this research was to develop and evaluate psychometrically an abbreviated instrument to assess hope in adults in clinical settings the herth hope index hhi, a 12item adapted version of the herth hope scale hhs, was tested with a convenience sample of 172 ill adults alpha coefficient was 0 97 with a 2week testretest.
The herth hope index hhi is an excellent scale used to assess the patients hopefulness. The primary focus is on theoretical and empirical relationships between hope and anxiety. The hhs was reduced from 30 to 12 items to make a shorter scale and still capture the multidimensionality of hope as presented in the hhs 14, 16. The herth hope index hhi was the instrument chosen from among other hope indexes to measure hope because it was based on the multidimensionality of hope. Pdf the herth hope indexa psychometric study among. The association between hope, marital status, depression.
Both scales are currently being used in research studies by a. Scoring information for the herth hope scale hhs scoring consists of summing the ratings for the subscales and for the total scale. Read each statement and place an x in the box that describes how much you agree with that statement right now. Pdf rasch analysis of the herth hope index in cancer patients. Research article open access evaluation of the living with. Pdf development and refinement of an instrument of hope. The development of the childrens hope scale the first goal was to construct a scale the childrens hope scale chs that manifested the proposed twofactorpathways and agencymodel of hope. Evaluation of the dispositional hope scale in injury survivors.
This chapter compares and contrasts two current theories of hope, as operationalized by the snyder hope scale and the herth hope scale. We have now constructed the hope index scale, a testing instrument for the measurement of this rather elusive human attribute. Hope and quality of life in hospice patients with cancer. The hhi is a shortened version of herth hope scale 32, and contains 12 items measured on a 4point likert scale ranging from 1 strongly disagree to 4 strongly agree. Hope is a higherorder cognitive construct that encompasses the belief in ones ability to accomplish personal goals. Twentythree items assess four dimensions of selforiented hope. Permission to use this tool and a copy of scoring instructions must be obtained directly from the author. Rasch analysis of the herth hope index in cancer patients health. The concept of hope has been measured using the herth hope index hhi in different samples, but varying factor structures comprising different items from the hhi have been reported. Each item in the 30item instrument is scored on a scale from 0 to 3, a score of 3 indicates that the item often applies and a score of 0 indicates that the statement never applies to the. Outcome measure herth hope scale hhs moving ahead cre.
Furthermore, it should clearly reflect the unique dimensions of hope in the clinical populations and reduce the number of items and the complexity of. Herth hope index the herth hope index hhi is a clin icalsetting adaptation of the herth hope scale hhs herth, 1992. The hhi was developed from the 30item herth hope scale hhs 16. Additionally, you can reduce the pdf file size by changing the quality parameter. The internal consistency, content validity and construct validity and test retest reliability of the chinese version of the herth hope index were assessed. Rasch modeling can be used to evaluate validity evidence of an instruments underlying structure, to identify items. Assessment inventory and hope as measured with the herth hope scale, the adult state hope scale, and the beck hopelessness scale. The purpose of this research was to develop and evaluate psychometrically an abbreviated instrument to assess hope in adults in clinical settings the herth hope index hhi, a 12. The adult and child hope scales that are derived from hope theory are described. Hope was assessed at three, six and 12 months postsurgery, and was measured using the norwegian version of the herth hope index hhi. In well adults, threeweek testretest reliability of 0. The multidimensionality of the construct was supported through. Hope and coping in patients with cancer diagnoses article.
Hds nine items, herth hope index hhi, hope visual analog scale hope vas and edmonton symptom assessment system esas. Page scaling lets you shrink or enlarge pages when you print. These three subscales are consistent with descriptions of hope by caregivers in the preliminary figure 2 study design. Artigo original cultural adaptation and validation of the. Crosscultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the. The norwegian version of the herth hope index hhin. Factors related to depression and anxiety were examined using hierarchical multiple regression analysis, while the effect. It measures the multidimensional aspects of hope on three subscales. If a person lacks hope, the providers would need to determine what aspects of their life could be drawn upon in order to ignite hope within the dying patient. Herth hope index listed below are a number of statements. Herth hope scale hhs is a measure that attempts to capture the multidimensional aspects of hope. Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in ones life or the world at large.
Acrobat can size the pages of a pdf to fit the selected paper size. Therefore, further testing with regard to the dimensionality of the instrument is recommended. This descriptive correlational study explored hope and coping in patients with various cancer diagnoses. It is surprising that otheroriented hope did not significantly correlate with herth hope index scores as it did with integrative hope scale scores in the earlier studies. Self report measures for love and compassion research. Hhi was designed to allow a quick assessment of hope in diverse adult populations using three factors of hope. Purpose and meaning hopelessness also predicted incident mi, and moderate. The availability of a valid and reliable instrument that accurately measures the level of hope in patients with heart failure is crucial before any hope enhancing interventions can be appropriately planned and evaluated. One commonly used measure of hope is the herth hope index hhi 14. Subscales are based on the three factors see table 2 in 1991 publication. One of the best elaborated and investigated theories of hope was developed by snyder 2002 who.
Four groups of patients with gastrointestinal genitourinary, breast, head and neck, or hematologic malignancies completed the herth hope scale, the jalowiec coping scale, and a basic demographic form. Read each statement and place an x in the box that describes how. I have attached a copy of both the herth hope scale and the herth hope index along with scoring instructions. Artigo original cultural adaptation and validation of. In particular the scale is divided into two subscales that comprise snyders cognitive model of hope. Total possible points on the total scale is 90 points. Herth did a factor analysis of adults in clinical settings and found a threefactor solution explaining. The childrens hope scale chs is a sixitem selfreport measure of childrens perceptions that their goals can be met. Coauthor of hope and hopelessness, she has published chapters about hope, humor and grief in eight major nursing texts, and she has authored more than 60 articles in professional journals. Resilience and associated factors among chinese patients. It uses a 4point likert scale to access a participants level of hope.
Herth hope index hhi all patients completed the hhi after recruitment into the study. Dufault and martocchios model of hope postulates two spheres within which to measure hope, eneralized and particularized, and six dimensions, con. On this page you can scale the entire pdf document or a single page to a3, a4, a5, b4, b5, tabloid, ledger, legal, letter and more. Questionnaires including patient health questionnaire9, generalized anxiety disorder7, mishel uncertainty in illness scale for adults, and herth hope scale were completed by 205 participants. Each item was rated on a 4point scale strongly disagree, disagree, agree, strongly agree. Criterionrelated construct validity was established by correlating the japanese version of hhi to the revised pgc morale scale, r 0. Herth did a factor analysis of adults in clinical settings and found a. This article is a report on psychometric testing of the chinese version of the herth hope index. Subjects were recruited from the oncology outpatient clinic of a large midatlantic.
Oct 27, 2017 herth hope scale hhs the herth hope scale hhs evaluates cognitive, affective, interpersonal and spiritual aspects of hope. Participants in this communitybased sample are 762 adults from 18 to 74 years old. Hope is defined as the perceived capability to derive pathways to desired goals, and motivate oneself via agency thinking to use those pathways. Hope is a motivationalcognitive attribute that is theoretically necessary to initiate and sustain action toward goal attainment. Each participant completed an inperson survey interview, consisting of the following measures. Knowing that a person is hopeful guides the provider in determining ways to sustain that hope. Upon testing control and experimental subjects, it was found that score distribution on the hope index scale correlates negatively with becks hopelessness scale pearson r 88, p page scaling lets you shrink or enlarge pages when you print.
T o capture the multidimensionality of hope, the hh scale was based in dufault and martocchio s 1985. Positive readiness and expectancy and interconnectedness in healthy and ill adults 14, 76. Each item in the 30item instrument is scored on a scale from 0 to 3, a score of 3 indicates that the item often applies and a score of 0 indicates that the statement never applies to the respondent. Hope herth hope index listed below are a number of statements. Fostering hope in terminally ill patients 3341 an overview of diabetic ketoacidosis 4244 continuing professional development promoting selfmanagement and patient independence 4752 multiplechoice selfassessment 54 practice profile assessment 56 buckley j, herth k 2004 fostering hope in terminally ill patients. Hope has been conceptualised as consisting of two constructs pathways the individuals perceived means available to achieve goals and agency belief in ones ability to succeed in using the identified pathways. The newly translated scale demonstrated adequate internal consistency, good content validity and appropriate convergent and discriminant validity. Kaye herth named to world nurse research hall of fame. The association of illness uncertainty and hope with depress. The differences between panicrelated and anxious apprehension general anxiety as per barlows model are described, and it is argued that hope has stronger. Crosscultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of. Hhi was developed in 1989 to make a scale that was shorter and specifically designed for use in clinical settings herth, 1992. Recoveryrelated measures, under the description of the herth hope index please note a correction in the name of the instrument it should read herth hope index and not the hearth hope index. Herth hope scale hhs, developed by herth to measure hope based on dufault and martocchios model of hope dufault and martocchio, 1985.
The herth hope scale hhs not only appears to tap into some of the same agency and pathways content of the commonly used adult hope scale developed by snyder et al. The association of illness uncertainty and hope with. Upon testing control and experimental subjects, it was found that score distribution on the hope index scale correlates negatively with becks hopelessness scale pearson r 88, p herth hope scale herth, 1991. The herth hope index hhi herth, 1992 was refined from the herth hope scale hhs herth, 1991. We also observed hope to strongly correlate with having reasons for living and benefitfinding, confirm ing the reliability and validity of the japanese hhi scale. A latent crosslagged panel analysis of the relationship between meaning and depression over 2 onemonth time periods indicated that meaning exerted. Shrink to printable area resizes only large pages to fit the paper and prints small pages as they are. It is a reliable and theorydriven instrument developed to evaluate three components of hope i. The availability of a valid and reliable instrument that accurately measures the level of hope in patients with heart failure is crucial before any hopeenhancing interventions can be appropriately. Rasch analysis of the herth hope index in cancer patients.
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