title: Effect of hope therapy on the hope of diabetic patients.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hope is the most important factor in diabetic patients' life. The level of hope may be changing among these individuals as a result of chronic nature of diabetes and its complications. When the level of hope increases among these patients, they can resist against physical and psychological complications of diabetes more, accept the treatment better, enjoy life more, and adapt with their situations more efficiently. This study aimed to define the efficacy of hope therapy on hope among diabetic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a quasi-experimental study conducted on 38 diabetic patients referring to Sedigheh Tahereh Research and Treatment Center affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences in Iran in 2012. The subjects were selected based on the goals and inclusion criteria of the study and then were randomly assigned to study and control groups. Herth Hope Index (HHI) was completed by both groups before, after, and 1 month after intervention. In the study group, 120-min sessions of hope therapy were held twice a week for 4 weeks. Descriptive and inferential statistical tests were adopted to analyze the data through SPSS version 12.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Comparison of the results showed that hope therapy significantly increased hope in diabetic patients after intervention in the study group compared to control (P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results showed that hope therapy increased hope among diabetic patients. This method is suggested to be conducted for diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ghazavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Firouz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khaledi-Sardashti
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohamad Bagher
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Kajbaf
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Mojtaba
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Esmaielzadeh
keywords: Diabetics; Iran; group therapy; hope