The scale consists of 20 statements
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True
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False
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Statements
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1
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0
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11: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20
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0
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1
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09: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 19
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hopelessness scale =
= SUM(points for all 20 statements)
feelings about the future subscore =
= SUM(points for 1, 6, 13, 15, 19)
loss of motivation subscore =
= SUM(points for 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 20)
future expectations subscore =
= SUM(points for 4, 7, 8, 14, 18)
where:
• Statements 5 and 10 are not included in the subscores.
Interpretation:
• minimum total score: 0
• maximum total score: 20
• The higher the score, the greater the sense of hopelessness.
• Patients who eventually died by suicide had higher scores than those who did not die.
• In the series reported in 1985, 91% of people who died by suicide had a score >= 10, while only 9% had a score <= 9.
