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Development and implementation of a Hope Intervention Program
1College of Allied Health and Nursing at Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA. kaye.herth@mnsu.edu
Purpose/Objectives:
To describe the development and evaluation of the Hope Intervention Program (HIP), designed to enhance hope, based on the Hope Process Framework.
Design:
Descriptive and evaluative.
Setting:
Outpatient oncology clinics of two large hospitals.
Sample:
Convenience sample--38 adults with first recurrence of cancer.
Methods:
Questionnaire completed at end of last HIP session, three months, six months, and nine months.
Main Research Variables:
Helpfulness of the HIP components in maintaining hope.
Findings:
Participants used intervention strategies that represented all four attributes of hope, with specific strategy use varying across time and individuals.
Conclusions:
Data suggested that HIP positively affected the participants' rebuilding and maintenance of hope.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
HIP has the potential to positively influence hope, and it supports the strategic vital role that nurses play in implementing research-based strategies designed to engender hope in their patients and prevent hopelessness.
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