[The effects of hope intervention on hope and depression of cancer patients staying at home].
OBJECTIVE
This study was to identify the effects of hope intervention on hope and depression of cancer patients staying at home.


METHODS
The study design was a randomized control group design. The subjects consisted of forty cancer patients randomly selected who were registered at S-Gu Public Health Center. Hope intervention, which was composed of hope assessment, hope objective setting, positive self identity formation, therapeutic relationships, spiritual & transcendental process improvement, positive environmental formation and hope evaluation, was provided from November 20, 2006 to January 26, 2007.


RESULTS
The 1-1 hypothesis, "The experimental group which received hope intervention will have a higher score of hope than the control group", was supported(t=-3.253, p= .003). The 1-2 hypothesis, "The experimental group which received hope intervention will have a higher level of hope index than the control group", was supported (t=-4.001, p= .000). Therefore the 1st hypothesis, "The experimental group which received hope intervention will have a higher level of hope than the control group" was supported. The 2nd hypothesis, "The experimental group which received hope intervention will have a lower level of depression than the control group", was not supported (t=1.872, p= .070).


CONCLUSIONS
Hope intervention is an effective nursing intervention to enhance hope for patient with cancer.
Shin
A Mi
AM
College of Nursing, Keimyung University, Suseong-gu, Daego, Korea. 98ami@hanmail.net
Park
Jeong Sook
JS
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003710:Demography; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods; D011788:Quality of Life