Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Herth Hope Index in Kinyarwanda: adapting a positive psychosocial tool for healthcare recipients and providers in the Rwandan setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The lack of culturally appropriate instruments to measure hope across cultural settings is a barrier to assessing and addressing the relationship between hope and health outcomes. The study aim was to adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Herth Hope Index (HHI) in Kinyarwanda in a population of healthcare recipients and healthcare workers in Rwanda.

Methods

A transcultural translation and adaptation of the HHI was conducted using qualitative methods (n = 43) to achieve semantic, content, and technical equivalence. The adapted instrument was administered to a purposive sample (n = 206) of Rwandan healthcare patients and providers. Temporal reliability, internal reliability using Cronbach's alpha, and construct validity using confirmatory factor anal

SUBMITTER: Ishimwe AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7444040 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature