Introduction: Despite all the advances, cancer is still a deadly disease. An important solution in encountering, confronting, and overcoming this deadly disease is hope among the patients. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social capital and hope in patients with cancer. Methods: Research method was survey, and the population was patients with cancer in Seyyed-o-...

  Introduction: Hope is an important source of adaptation for survival in chronic patients. It is effective on patient's attitude ، health and quality of life. Hopelessness is an important factor in treatment continuous and mortality of chronic renal failure therefore it is necessary implication of interventions for increase of hope. This study survey the effect of spirituality approach counsel...

Introduction:  Hope can make individuals loyal, despite obstacles to their ambitious goals, many psychologists consider hope a factor of psychological well-being, and on the other hand, self-control affects the psychological well-being. Objective: The amin of this study was to investigate the role of hope in predicting psychological well-being of soldiers with self-control mediation. Material a...

Background & Aim: Promoting hope in hemodialysis patients is very important. Various methods have been suggested in order to raise hope in patients with chronic diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an illness perception-based intervention on hope in patients with hemodialysis. Methods & Materials: This is a randomized clinical trial (IRCT2016103130609N1) on 120 hemo...

Introduction: With the emerging of positive psychology, the attention of psychologists shifted from mental illness towards the predictors of mental health and its promotion strategies. This study presents a model to explain students' mental health based on goal orientation, hope and spiritual well-being. Methods: The study sample included 374 patients (150 females and 224 males) with an age r...

Background & Aim: Families of patients with cancer during the course of their care of patients suffer from various economic, physical, social, psychological and spiritual challenges that cause their burden of care. Understanding the correlation between care and hope in these families can be effective in establishing a support system to reduce this burden. The aim of this study was to explore th...

tissues and metastasis. Hopeful spirit is important and essential factor in cancer patients that has many effects on patients’ adaptability with life situation, especially in periods of pain and suffering. Hope has a significant role on promoting the general health of patient with cancer and affects various steps of disease. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of hope thera...

Introduction: Evidence suggests that self-compassion affects life satisfaction and overall cognitive assessments of life. Although the relationship between self-compassion and life satisfaction has been examined, there are few studies on the mediating mechanism of this relationship. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the mediating role of hope in the relationship between self-compa...