Greene S M, O'Mahony P D, Rungasamy P
J Psychosom Res. 1982;26(6):591-3. doi: 10.1016/0022-3999(82)90074-5.
Beck et al.'s Hopelessness Scale was administered to a group of 60 general hospital patients suffering from a variety of physical disorders. The group consisted of 30 chronically- and 30 acutely-ill patients. The mean Hopelessness Scale score for the whole group was 3.75 (SD 2.7). This mean score did not differ significantly from the mean Hopelessness Scale score obtained from a large sample from the general population. However it was significantly lower than the mean score of 40 clinically-depressed psychiatric hospital patients. No significant differences were found between the levels of measured hopelessness of the chronically ill and acutely ill.
贝克等人的绝望量表被应用于一组60名患有各种身体疾病的综合医院患者。该组由30名慢性病患者和30名急性病患者组成。整个组的绝望量表平均得分为3.75（标准差2.7）。这个平均分与从普通人群的大样本中获得的绝望量表平均分没有显著差异。然而，它明显低于40名临床抑郁症精神病院患者的平均分。慢性病患者和急性病患者在测得的绝望程度上没有发现显著差异。
