This longitudinal study explored the meaning of hope, the influence of specific background
characteristics on hope, and identified strategies that are used to foster hope in a …

This study explored the meaning of hope and identified strategies that are used to foster
hope in a convenience sample of 30 terminally‐ill adults using the technique of …

This article is the third in a series of six that explores the nature of hope, reviews the existing
theoretical and empirical work in several discrete areas of nursing, and provides case …

Aim To review the literature and investigate the meaning of hope to patients receiving
palliative care and to examine the themes that foster hope in those patients. Background …

To investigate the meaning of hope, identify strategies that terminally ill patients use in
maintaining and fostering hope during the final stage of life, explore changes in hope during …

Nurses assume a primary role in the care of chronic and terminally ill individuals in their
homes and are in a strategic position to foster or hinder hope. Using a descriptive survey …

This study explored the meaning of hope, the influence of specific background
characteristics on hope, and identified strategies that are used to foster hope in a …

Nursing Practice and Research for life. Stephenson (1991) did a thorough concept analysis
and developed a definition synthesized from theology, philosophy, psychology, and nursing …

In recent years, nurse researchers have given more attention to the role that hope plays in
health and illness. While this research adds to the knowledge base about hope, that this …

The purpose of this metasynthesis was to describe the hope experience of family caregivers
of persons with chronic illness. Fourteen studies were included in the metasynthesis. All …