The State-Trait Hopelessness Scale (STHS)

Hopelessness may represent a temporary response (state) or a chronic outlook (trait). Common hopelessness measures fail to differentiate state from trait hopelessness, a potentially important differentiation for treatment. The State–Trait Hopelessness Scale (STHS) was developed in 2013 by Dr. Susan Dunn. The State-Trait Hopelessness Scale (STHS) is copyrighted; therefore, no question or portion of the STHS can be used or adapted apart from the instrument as a whole without the express written consent of the author. If you would like to use the State Trait-Hopelessness Scale, please contact Dr. Susan Dunn for further details.

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In addition to the State Trait Hopelessness Scale, variables for the study’s aims, hypotheses, and potential mediators, covariates and secondary outcomes will be measured using these following tools. Descriptions of each tool and concepts measured by each tool are listed below.

ActiGraph GT9X Link Accelerometer activity

Concept Measured

Physical Activity

Description of Tool

  • 3-axis accelerometer, worn on waist
  • Measures duration and intensity of acceleration
  • Used with IHD patients in both home and hospital-based CR settings
  • Provides 13 cut-points for PA levels (measure= counts per minute/ CPM)
  • Cut-points derived from research

Cardiac Rehabilitation Exercise Participation Tool (CREPT)

Concept Measured

Hospital-based Cardiac Rehabilitation exercise

Description of Tool

  • Measures depressive symptom severity
  • Items scored on a Likert-type scale from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day) and summed for a total score
  • Separate cognitive and somatic depressive symptoms dimensions have been validated in patients with IHD

 

Charlson Comorbidity Index

Concept Measured

Comorbidities

Description of Tool

  • A prognostic index of comorbidity
  • Composite score calculated as a weighted sum of the 19 conditions
  • 1-year mortality based on illness severity (mild, moderate, severe), reason for admission and weighted comorbidity score

 

 

Exercise Self-Regulation Questionnaire (ESRQ)

Concept Measured 

Motivation

Description of Tool

  • 7-point Likert-type scale: 1= not at all true, 7= very true
  • Average of summed scores provides a total score for each subscale
  • Subscale: external regulation, introjected regulation, identified regulation, and intrinsic motivation

ENRICHD Social Support Inventory (ESSI)

Concept Measured

Social support (emotional support)

Description of Tool

  • 5-point Likert-type scale (6 items): 1= none of the time, 5= all of the time
  • Items summed for score- higher scores indicate greater social support
  • Score ≤2 on at least two items (excluding item 4) or ≤3 on two or more items, (excluding items 4 and 7) or a total score of ≤18 on items 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6= low social support

EuroQol (EQ-5d-5L)

Concept Measured

Quality of life (QOL)

 

Description of Tool

  • Assesses 5 dimensions related to Quality of Life: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression
  • Likert-type scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)
  • Values for the 5 dimensions can be combined for a value describing the respondents health state/QOL

 

 

PHQ-9

Concept Measured

Depressive symptoms

 

Description of Tool

  • Likert-type scale: 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day)
  • Measures depressive symptom severity
  • Summed for a total score

PROMIS-29

Concept Measured

Physical well-being

Description of Tool

•Likert-type scale:1 (low) to 5 (high)
• Scores for 8 subscales, including physical function (well-being)
•Raw scores converted to t scores

Concept Measured

Impact of Coronavirus pandemic

Description of Tool

  • Likert Type Scale
  • Most questions: 0 (no change) to 3 (severe change) due to coronavirus
  • Measures the impact the coronavirus has had on participants in relation to their routine, income and employment, access to: food, medical and mental health care, and extended family, and stress

Concept Measured

  • COVID-19 symptoms, diagnosis, testing, and social distancing

Description of Tool

  • Assesses COVID-19 symptoms, diagnosis, testing, and social distancing
  • Measures overall health of study participants in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.