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Title.  Hope, self‐efficacy, spiritual well‐being and job satisfaction.

Aim.  This paper is a report of a study of the relations of spiritual well‐being, global job satisfaction, and general self‐efficacy to hope in Continuing Care Assistants.

Background.  Healthcare providers have described their hope as an important part of their work and a form of work motivation. Hope may be an important factor in preventing burnout and improving job satisfaction.

Methods.  A concurrent triangulation mixed method design was used. Sixty‐four Continuing Care Assistants (personal care aides) who registered for a ‘Living with Hope’ Conference completed a demographic form, Herth Hope Index, Global Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, Spiritual Well‐Being Scale, General Self‐Efficacy Scale, and a hope questionnaire. Data were collected in 2007. The response rate was 58%.

Results.  Using linear regression, 29·9% of the …