Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 153-160, August 2011

Psychometric testing of the Inner Strength Questionnaire: women living with chronic health conditions☆

  • Kristi L. Lewis, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, College of Integrated Sciences and Technology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA
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  • Gayle Roux, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Texas Women's University, Denton TX 76204, USA

Received 13 January 2008; received in revised form 14 June 2009; accepted 16 June 2009. published online 16 October 2009.

Abstract 

The purpose of this article is to report the third phase of psychometric testing on the Inner Strength Questionnaire. The instrument is a comprehensive gender-specific measure of inner strength in women living with chronic health conditions. The study sample was composed of 281 women with self-reported chronic health conditions. The four-factor structure was supported with a total of 27 items with loadings 0.50 or greater. The reliability for the entire instrument (Version 4) was .91. The instrument takes approximately 10–12 minutes to complete and is at the Flesch-Kincaide reading level of fourth grade. Results can be used to plan or test interventions used to enhance strength-building health outcomes in women.

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☆ The authors wish to acknowledge funding from the Virginia Commonwealth University NIH Institutional K Award, 5K12DA14041-04 (Pickens, PI); Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health; and the Virginia Commonwealth University AD Williams Foundation.

PII: S0897-1897(09)00068-8

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2009.06.003

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 24, Issue 3 , Pages 153-160, August 2011

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