Factors contributing to hope among noninstitutionalized elderly

The study results showed high levels of hope among the participating patients. It is concluded that physical, financial and psychological well-being and information and support needs are directly and independently related with hope in people with cancer. These findings support the need for clinicians to continue to practise and implement hope fostering/hindering interventions among their patients.

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hope in people with cancer: a multivariate analysis from Turkey

Kavradım

Özer

Bozcuk

2012

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is some uniformity within the literature on hope-facilitating strategies, in that it identifies untested strategies and tactics that can be used to promote hope. Among them are: • general strategies aimed at raising hope (Tishelman 1994), such as getting busy, being involved in prayer or religion (Ellerhorst-Ryan 1987, Zorn 1997) and talking to others (Miller 1991, Perakyla 1991, Raleigh 1992); • helping people find a reason to live (Nowotny 1989) or developing a mental attitude of determinism (Miller 1985, Hickey 1986, Holden 1992); • involving patients in their care and establishing therapeutic relationships (Wake & Miller 1992, Brandt 1998); • creating developmental environments (Scanlon 1989, Hollar 1997, providing information and setting goals (Johnson & Roberts 1996, Farfan 1997; and…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“… general strategies aimed at raising hope (Tishelman 1994), such as getting busy, being involved in prayer or religion (Ellerhorst‐Ryan 1987, Zorn 1997) and talking to others (Miller 1991, Perakyla 1991, Raleigh 1992); helping people find a reason to live (Nowotny 1989) or developing a mental attitude of determinism (Miller 1985, 1989, Hickey 1986, Holden 1992); involving patients in their care and establishing therapeutic relationships (Wake & Miller 1992, Brandt 1998); creating developmental environments (Scanlon 1989, Hollar 1997), providing information and setting goals (Johnson & Roberts 1996, Farfan 1997); and helping people to cope (Herth 1989, Kim 1989), deal with it and keep it in its place (Ersek 1992). …”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Hope promoting strategies of Registered Nurses

Turner

Stokes²

2006

It is clear that participants considered hope promotion to be a vital aspect of their care. However, the strategies that they reported were limited and not inclusive of many and varied suggestions emerging from published studies on hope promotion. Therefore, we recommend that nursing curricula, professional development and in-service education programmes place hope facilitation on their agenda and foster a culture in which promoting hope is seen as a vital aspect of nursing care.

“…Nurse researchers have been more focused on hope than on the lack or loss of hope. Beginning in the 1980s, researchers conducted studies to explore the meaning of hope to different patient populations including elders (Farran & Popovich 1990, Herth 1993b, Gaskins & Forté 1995, Zorn 1997), adults with cancer (Owen 1989, Ersek 1992, Raleigh 1992, Post‐White et al . 1996), adolescents (Hinds 1984, 1988, Hinds & Martin 1988), caregivers and spouses (Herth 1993a, Patel 1996), and homeless families (Herth 1996).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploration of the concept of hope in the Dominican Republic

Holt

2000

An ethnonursing study explored What is the meaning of hope (esperanza/esperar) to the Dominican people? What is the importance of the concept of hope to the people of the Dominican Republic? What are the universals and diversities in the meaning of hope for this cultural group and United States' (US) mainstream culture? Hope has been considered universal and recent research has demonstrated the effect of levels of hope or hopelessness on health. Nurse researchers have explored the meaning of hope to patients in the US and have developed instruments to measure levels of hope. However, little research has explored whether hope has different attributes in various cultural groups. From data gathered in a rural Dominican village, a definition of hope and its attributes were developed: 'Hope is an essential but dynamic life force that grows out of faith in God, is supported by relationships, resources and work, and results in the energy necessary to work for a desired future. Hope gives meaning and happiness'. This definition and its attributes were compared with definitions developed from research among mainstream US populations to propose universals and diversities of hope.