In the penultimate chapter of the Bible, in the opening statement of the very last speech God makes in the whole of the Christian Scriptures, God says: "Behold I am making all things new" (Rev 21:5). The prophet sees the old heavens and the old earth the universe as it now is passing away, and new heavens and a new earth, God's new creation of all things, coming into being. It is not that God r...

Objective To evaluate the hope, depression, anxiety and stress among three groups of infertile couples. MaterialsAndMethods In a cross-sectional study, the study sample consisted of three groups of infertile couples, candidate for oocyte donation (n=60), embryo donation (n=60), and normal infertile (n=60), aged at least 18 years and could read and write in Persian were enrolled at the Royan ins...

BACKGROUND Renal failure is a major public health problem in the world. These patients experience high levels of psychological tension, anxiety, and depression, which leads to their lowered quality of life, increased health care costs, and early mortality. Due to medication side effects in these patients, non-medicational methods are more in demand now. This study aimed to investigate the effec...

This article was acceptedfOr publication November 11, 1996 T he concept of hope as a component of occupational therapy intervention has been left virtually unexplored in the literature. Writings from theology (Schweitzer, 1959), philosophy (Fromm, 1968), psychology (Stotland, 1969), sociology (Murphy, 1990), medicine (Buchholz, 1990), and nursing (Miller, 1985), as well as lay literature, have ...

background : hope is an important factor in the recovery of cancer patients. few iranian studies investigated the level of hope in cancer patients. therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the level of hope in iranian cancer patients and the related factors. methods : in a descriptive correlational study, 150 cancer patients were selected by a consecutive sampling method. hope in patie...