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Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Herth Hope Index Within a Sample of Iranian Older Peoples Publisher Pubmed



Yaghoobzadeh A1 ; Pahlevan Sharif S2 ; Ong FS3 ; Soundy A4 ; Sharif Nia H5 ; Moradi Bagloee M6 ; Sarabi M7 ; Goudarzian AH8 ; Morshedi H9
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  1. 1. School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Taylor’s Business School, Taylor’s University, Selangor, Malaysia
  3. 3. University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Selangor, Malaysia
  4. 4. Department of Physiotherapy, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
  5. 5. Department of Nursing, Amol Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  6. 6. Psychiatric Department, Nursing and Midwifery College, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  7. 7. Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  8. 8. Psychiatric Nursing, Student Research Committee, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  9. 9. Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran

Source: International Journal of Aging and Human Development Published:2019


Abstract

There is a need to better understand the measurement of hope within a variety of cross-cultural contexts and older population. The objective of this study was to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Persian translation of the Herth Hope Index (HHI-Persian). This study used a sample of 500 Iranian older people in Iran. Psychometric properties of the HHI-Persian were evaluated using face, content, and construct validity. The construct validity of the instrument was tested using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Reliability assessed is within the acceptable range. Construct validity of the scale showed two factors explaining 49.22% of the variance. Internal consistency of 12 items was greater than.70. The HHI-Persian is a short, reliable, and valid assessment scale of hope in older people. The article ends with suggestions for further research. © The Author(s) 2018.