The Persian version of Herth Hope Index in Iranian patients with cancer: A psychometric study

Sharif Nia H 1 , Moshtagh M 2 , Khoshnavay Fomani F 3 , She L 4 , Kohestani D 5 , Rahmatpour P 6 Show all authors , Keeton W 7

Affiliations 

  • 1 Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • 2 Faculty of Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Centre, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
  • 3 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • 4 School of Business, Swinburne University of Technology, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 5 School of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
  • 6 Department of Nursing, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
  • 7 Department of Management, La Trobe University, Sydney, Australia
Palliat Support Care, 2022 Jun 23.
PMID: 35735064 DOI: 10.1017/S1478951522000736

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: Hope is a contextual concept that has significant effects on human well-being. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Herth Hope Index (P-HHI) among Iranian patients with cancer.

METHOD: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 320 patients with cancer from September to December 2020. After translating the HHI into Persian, content, convergent and discriminant, construct validity (exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis), and reliability of the P-HHI were assessed.

RESULTS: The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that the P-HHI was composed of two factors: Life Expectancy and Thinking Positive, which explained 55.20% of the total variance.

SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS: The research revealed that the P-HHI has acceptable validity and reliability, which can be used to measure the hope concept among Iranian patients with cancer.

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