Treating Hopelessness

Madeline Musante Wake and Judith Fitzgerald Miller
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Madeline Musante Wake: Marquette University College of Nursing
Judith Fitzgerald Miller: Marquette University College of Nursing

Clinical Nursing Research, 1992, vol. 1, issue 4, 347-365

Abstract: Strategies to treat hopelessness were described by 188 critical care nurses from Belgium Canada. Colombia, England, France, and the United States. Data were collected by an open-ended questionnaire distributed by site coordinators to 50 randomly selected critical care nurses in one or more hospitals in each of the six countries. Data were analyzed using content analysis and data reduction techniques. Prior to collapsing data into hope-inspiring categories, discrete words or phrases to treat hopelessness were enumerated for each country. Interrater consensus was reached on each category label Hope-inspiring strategies included use of interpersonal self (listening, presence, empathy, directing the interaction away from hopelessness themes): involvement and caring for the family; sharing success stories; use of progress reports: empowerment: and referral to experts (psychologists, clinical nurse specialists). Differences were evident among the countries. Providing physical comfort was emphasized by Belgium, Colombia, and Canada but not mentioned by other countries. Nurses from France used strategies labeled Opositive provocation" to keep patients self-sufficient, autonomous, and able to move beyond dwelling on hopelessness.

Date: 1992
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