Research Article

Exploring the Experience of Nursing Home Residents Participation in a Hope-Focused Group

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Focusing questions for group sessions.

Group sessionQuestions to facilitate hope discussions

Session 1: Exploring the concept of hopeWhat is hope?
How do you define hope for yourself?

Session 2: Noticing signs of hopeWhat are the signs of hope that you notice in everyday life?

Session 3: Listening to the voices of hopeWhat voices of hope have you heard?

Session 4: Looking back at personal experiences of hopeWhat are your hope stories?

Session 5: Finding hope in unexpected placesWhere have you found hope that surprised you?
Where have you noticed hope that you wouldn’t have expected?

Session 6:
Borrowing hope. Exploring the concept of borrowing and lending hope
In what ways have you ever given or leant hope to another person?
Have there been times when you felt that someone gave you hope?

Session 7: Learning to tiltWhat are the things that are under your control?
What are the things that are not under your control?
What are some of the ways that this situation might turn out better than you expected?
How might you imagine another perspective?

Session 8: Making one small differenceWhat can you do this week that would make a small difference?

Session 9: Celebrating hope. Wrap up and celebrate hopeHow will you choose to make hope more visible?