TY - JOUR
T1 - Meaning in heart disease
T2 - Measuring the search for meaning
AU - Skaggs, Brenda G.
AU - Yates, Bernice C.
AU - Hertzog, Melody
AU - Barron, Cecilia R.
AU - Norman, Joseph
AU - Pozehl, Bunny
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a new measure, the Meaning in Heart Disease instrument (MHD), in persons who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Within 1 year of PCI, 232 persons completed the MHD and construct validity measures (SF-36v2™, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). Study aims were examined using reliability analysis, factor analysis, and correlations. After factor analysis, four scales reflecting the theoretical concepts central to the conceptual framework of the instrument emerged - Disrupted Meaning (α = .93), Refocusing Global Meaning (α = .92), Searching for Answers (α = .82), and Ignoring Heart Disease (α = .77). Convergent and divergent validity was supported, in part, for all scales. The MHD had strong support for its validity and will be useful in testing nursing interventions aimed at helping individuals integrate heart disease into the life experience.
AB - The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of a new measure, the Meaning in Heart Disease instrument (MHD), in persons who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Within 1 year of PCI, 232 persons completed the MHD and construct validity measures (SF-36v2™, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). Study aims were examined using reliability analysis, factor analysis, and correlations. After factor analysis, four scales reflecting the theoretical concepts central to the conceptual framework of the instrument emerged - Disrupted Meaning (α = .93), Refocusing Global Meaning (α = .92), Searching for Answers (α = .82), and Ignoring Heart Disease (α = .77). Convergent and divergent validity was supported, in part, for all scales. The MHD had strong support for its validity and will be useful in testing nursing interventions aimed at helping individuals integrate heart disease into the life experience.
KW - Coping
KW - Heart disease
KW - Instrumentation
KW - Life event
KW - Searching for meaning
KW - Stress
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U2 - 10.1891/106137407782156372
DO - 10.1891/106137407782156372
M3 - Article
C2 - 18020171
AN - SCOPUS:36049020045
SN - 1061-3749
VL - 15
SP - 145
EP - 160
JO - Journal of nursing measurement
JF - Journal of nursing measurement
IS - 2
ER -