Background: Hope plays a pivotal role in enhancing the quality of life and coping strategies of individuals living with advanced diseases. The nature of the relationship between hope and prognostic awareness is unclear.
Aim: To explore the experiences and meanings of hope and their association with prognostic awareness among people with advanced incurable diseases.
Design: Qualitative phenomenological study using reflexive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews.
Setting/participants: Interviews with 24 participants aged 30-99 years with advanced incurable disease were conducted in hospices and hospitals in the Czech Republic.
Results: We generated four distinct approaches to hope and prognostic awareness: Technical, Spiritual, Minimalist and Pragmatic. Each approach exhibited unique cognitive, emotional and behavioural dimensions of hope and prognostic awareness. The Technical and Minimalist approaches showed fluctuating hope influenced by medical updates, while the Spiritual and Pragmatic approaches demonstrated stable hope resilient to prognostic information.
Conclusions: Recognizing these diverse hope approaches can guide tailored interventions in palliative care. Healthcare providers should adapt their communication strategies based on people's predominant hope orientations to support effective coping and enhance end-of-life care outcomes. This study sheds light on how different individuals navigate hope amidst terminal illnesses, providing insights into the nuanced psychological and emotional dynamics that influence their coping mechanisms.
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