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. 2023 Dec;21(6):1041-1047.
doi: 10.1017/S1478951522000736.

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

Hamid Sharif Nia  1 , Mozhgan Moshtagh  2 , Fatemeh Khoshnavay Fomani  3 , Long She  4 , Daniyal Kohestani  5 , Pardis Rahmatpour  6 , William Keeton  7
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The Persian version of Herth Hope Index in Iranian patients with cancer: A psychometric study

Hamid Sharif Nia et al. Palliat Support Care. 2023 Dec.

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.

Keywords: Herth Hope Index; Iran; Patients with cancer; Reliability and validity.

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