Table 3.
Outline of the hope-based intervention
| Session | Theme | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of the hope theory | Participants get to know each other |
| Sharing of personal and medical background | ||
| Introduction of the group: aim, focus and expectations | ||
| Basic components of the hope theory | ||
| Class discussion and take-home assignment | ||
| 2 | The setting of realistic and meaningful goals | What are realistic goals |
| How to derive meaningful and realistic goals | ||
| Class discussion and take-home assignment | ||
| 3 | Hope pathways—skills and strategies to achieve goals | Problem-solving skills |
| Class discussion and take-home assignment | ||
| 4 | Hope pathways | Characteristics of people with high pathways |
| How to boost one’s pathways | ||
| Class discussion and take-home assignment | ||
| 5 | Hope agency—energy and motivation to achieve goals | Characteristics of people with high agency |
| How to boost one’s agency | ||
| Positive self-talk | ||
| Class discussion and take-home assignment | ||
| 6 | Conclusion | Summary of the previous sessions |
| Class discussion and take-home assignment | ||
| Course evaluation |