A Preliminary Study for the Development of an Instrument to Measure Hope in People with Schizophrenia

Choe, Kwi Soon; Kim, Hee Jung; Noh, Choon Hee

doi:2006.15.4.392

J Korean Acad Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs > Volume 15(4); 2006 > Article

Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 2006;15(4):392-400.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12934/jkpmhn.2006.15.4.392 Published online December 31, 2006.

A Preliminary Study for the Development of an Instrument to Measure Hope in People with Schizophrenia

Kwi Soon Choe¹, Hee Jung Kim², Choon Hee Noh³

¹Department of Nursing, School of Medicine, Chung-Ang University
²Department of Nursing, KyungWon College
³Division of Nursing, College of Medicine, Hallym University

정신분열련활잔왼 희망 측정 도구 개발 예비 연구

최귀순¹, 김희정², 노춘희³

¹중앙대학교 와과대학 간호학과 시간강사
²경원전문대학 간호과 부교수
³한림대학교 의과대학 간호학부 교수

Correspondence: Hee Jung Kim, Tel: 82-31-750-8854, Fax: 82-31-750-8859,
Email: illine@paran.com

Received: 27 September 2006 • Accepted: 4 December 2006

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure hope in people with schizophrenia.
Methods
The preliminary instrument to measure hope in people with schizophrenia is a 40 item, three-point Likert scale. The instrument was tested with a convenience sample of 149 participants with schizophrenia. Construct validity was supported through the factor analysis.
Results
Four factors were identified through factorial analysis: Factor 1. the essential meaning of hope, factor 2. what is hope for, factor 3. support systems for hope, and factor 4. spiritual dimension of hope. These four factors accounted for 51.9% of the total variance in the measure. Cronbach alpha was 0.97.
Conclusion
The instrument to measure hope of people with schizophrenia will become a useful tool in the assessment of clients' hope state and in the evaluation of the effectiveness of hope-enhancing strategies.

Key Words: Schizophrenia; Hope; Instrument