Abstract Sense of hopelessness is closely linked to poor physical/mental health and elevated suicidal risk. The aging immigration processes put middle-aged older immigrants at a greater risk feeling hopeless. However, we know little about among this population. This study asks two questions: do have higher levels compared native-born Whites ethnic minorities? If so, what factors contribute such...

Objectives: Aim of the study to investigate effects nutritional status and demographic characteristic on hopelessness university students. Study Design: A cross-sectional with random sampling students who age between 17-25 years, at XXXXXXXX University. questionnaire form investigating characteristics habits was applied Food frequency also Beck Hopelessness Scale used. Total scores range from 0...

background : problems stemming from individuals' reactions to the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer have various effects on the different dimensions of individuals and families' lives such as deficient attitudes, hopelessness, and suicidal thoughts. the study aim was determining the effectiveness of self-talk technique and positive empathy in reducing symptoms and modifying deficient att...

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The University Repository is a digital collection of the research output of the University, available on Open Access. Copyright and Moral Rights for the items on this site are retained by the individual author and/or other copyright owners. Users may access full items free of charge; copies of full text items generally can be reproduced, displayed or performed and given to third parties in any ...

CONTEXT Understanding why some terminally ill patients desire a hastened death has become an important issue in palliative care and the debate regarding legalization of assisted suicide. OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence of desire for hastened death among terminally ill cancer patients and to identify factors corresponding to desire for hastened death. Design Prospective survey conducted in...

There is extensive psychological literature which has linked hopelessness with depression and suicide risk for decades. Although there is a strong research and clinical base for targeting depression, there is a gap in the psychological literature when it comes to targeting hopelessness, specifically. In the absence of such a body of psychological literature, this paper draws on the research fro...

COVID-19 spread rapidly across the world, and by March 2020, first case of was identified in South Africa. Lockdown-related measures such as restricted movement isolation were implemented to contain virus. Combined with these measures, factors economic decline, job losses, food shortages can cause numerous mental health sequelae depression. Feelings hopelessness helplessness well cases suicide ...