Hope is a contextual term that has different connotations depending on the setting. We
analyse the concept of hope with respect to its applicability for oncology. We review studies …

Individuals diagnosed with advanced cancer frequently experience physical and
psychological distress. Hope has been identified as an essential resource in the lives of …

Goals Hope is an important factor to consider when caring for cancer patients as a key
component of coping with adversity. The aim of our study was to address the following …

Aim To identify the associated factors of hope during treatment in cancer patients.
Background Hope is very important to cancer patients at all stages of the disease process …

Background: Although hope is an important resource for cancer patients, few studies include
it as an independent or dependent variable in quality-of-life research. Objective: The …

Two models of hope have predominated in the literature pertaining to cancer—Snyder's
“Hope Theory” and Herth's hope model—both of which have produced brief self-report …

CONTEXT: Hope may be important in explaining the variability in how patients adjust to lung
cancer. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine how hope, as conceptualized by …

Palliative patients may have strong hope, even hope for a cure, despite knowing their
prognosis. Health professionals do not always understand patients who have this kind of …

How is that some patients are able to rise above the adversity of a progressive,
lifethreatening illness, while others spiral downwards to the depths of despair? Many people …

Hope, long considered an essential element for life, has been shown to be important among
cancer patients in coping, perceived control over the illness, and psychologic adjustment to …