Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the family hardiness Index among patients with cancer
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2018.20.013
- VernacularTitle: 中文版家庭坚韧性量表在癌症患者家庭中的信效度研究
- Author:
Yingwei FAN
;
Xue MI
;
Lili ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Nursing Department of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Patients with neoplasms;
Family hardiness;
Reliability;
Validity
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2018;34(20):1576-1580
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To exmain reliability and validity of the Chinese version of Family Hardiness Index(FHI) among patients with cancer.
Methods:A convinent sample of 344 patients with cancer was investigated with a self-designed questionnaire about personal information, the Herth Hope Index (HHI) and the Chinese version of FHI. Item analysis was conducted on each item of the Chinese version of FHI; The construct validity of the scale were evaluated by explorotory factor analysis, the reliability of the scale was also evaluated by calculating the Cronbach α coefficient, the split-half reliability and the retest reliability.
Results:The Chinese version of FHI consisted of 20 items. Five factors were extracted by factor analysis which explained 57.900% of the total variance. The score of the Chinese version of FHI was significantly correlated to the total score of HHI (r=0.716, p<0.01) .The Cronbach α coefficient of the Chinese version of FHI was 0.806, and the test-retest reliability coefficient was 0.790 and The split-half reliability was 0.793.
Conclusion:The Chinese version of FHI demonstrates good reliability and validity during initial testing among patients with cancer.
