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The Norwegian version of the Herth Hope Index (HHI-N): A psychometric study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2005

ASTRID K. WAHL ,
TONE RUSTØEN ,
ANNERS LERDAL ,
BERIT R. HANESTAD ,
ØISTEIN KNUDSEN JR.  and
TORBJØRN MOUM
ASTRID K. WAHL
Affiliation:
Oslo University College, Faculty of Nursing Education, Oslo, Norway
TONE RUSTØEN
Affiliation:
Oslo University College, Faculty of Nursing Education, Oslo, Norway
ANNERS LERDAL
Affiliation:
Buskerud University College, Faculty of Health, Drammen, Norway University of Oslo, Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Oslo, Norway
BERIT R. HANESTAD
Affiliation:
University of Bergen, Department of Public Health and Primary Health Care, Bergen, Norway
ØISTEIN KNUDSEN JR.
Affiliation:
Buskerud University College, Faculty of Health, Drammen, Norway University of Oslo, Division of Disaster Psychiatry, Oslo, Norway
TORBJØRN MOUM
Affiliation:
University of Oslo, Department of Behavioural Sciences in Medicine, Oslo, Norway
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Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Herth Hope Index (HHI) in a representative sample of the Norwegian population.

Methods: The HHI-N was administered to 4000 people randomly selected from the Norwegian population. 1893 questionnaires were usable, yielding a response rate of 48.5%.

Results: The internal consistency of the HHI-N, estimated by Cronbach's alpha, was 0.81. Factor analysis resulted in a two-factor solution, which explained 38% of the variance. The correlation between hope and overall quality of life was 0.48 (p < 0.001), and between hope and fatigue severity −0.30 (p < 0.001).

Significance of results: Further testing, especially with regard to the dimensionality of the instrument, is recommended.

Keywords

HopeHerth Hope IndexValidityReliabilityGeneral population
Type
Research Article
Information
Palliative & Supportive Care , Volume 2 , Issue 3 , September 2004 , pp. 255 - 263
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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