HOPE THERAPY

Jun 11 2026HEALTH

Understanding hope in long-term care: what patients and their helpers say

When people live with long-term illness, hope isn’t just a feeling—it’s part of how they keep going every day. A small study in the Netherlands asked six patients, eight chaplains, and eight family doctors or nurses what helps when hope fades. They spoke in interviews that lasted about an hour each.

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