Abstract
This article, the last in the series, focuses on future international research, education, policy and practice issues that centre around the concept of hope. While a growing literature is accumulating, it needs to be acknowledged that the area of hope and hope inspiration remains under-researched and is consequently not well understood. However, this article highlights future research questions around hope which have been grouped under the broad headings of: (1) the structure of hope; (2) the assessment of hope; (3) the enhancement of hope; (4) the potential outcomes of hope. The article also declares how our current body of knowledge relating to hope has had limited visibility outside professional journals, has not received the funding necessary, and has not been reflected in relevant policies within our healthcare and educational institutions. If the goal is to conduct interdisciplinary research across countries and to gain a global understanding of hope, then greater resources are needed. There is a need to prepare nurses and other healthcare professionals to deal with the challenge of enhancing and maintaining hope in those that they care for in their practice, as well as in themselves.
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