The effect of positive psychotherapy-based hope placement program on the level of determining hope and life goals in individuals with multiple sclerosis

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the Positive Psychotherapy Based Hope Placement Program on life purpose and hope level in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. Materials and Methods: As a method in the research, Solomon 4 (2x2) group experimental design, which is one of the randomized controlled research types, was used. The population of the research is people who have been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, who applied to the Ondokuz Mayıs University Health Application and Research Center neurology outpatient clinic; The sample consisted of 50 people who met the inclusion criteria among these people. Individuals diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in the experimental (1-2) and control (1-2) groups were separated by randomization, and the pretest was applied only to the experiment 1 and control 1 groups. In the study, attention was paid to blinding techniques. In the research, Personal Information Form, Herth Hope Scale and the Scale for Determining Life Goals in the Context of Positive Psychotherapy were used as data collection tools. A 5-week/10-session Positive Psychotherapy Based Hope Placement Program was applied online to people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in experiment 1 and experiment 2 groups within the scope of the research. After the training was completed, the research data were obtained by applying the post-tests to all groups. Results: While it was observed that there was a statistically significant difference between the pretest and posttest results in the total scores of the Scale for Determining Life Goals in the Context of Positive Psychotherapy and the Herth Hope Scale and in all sub-dimensions in the experimental 1-2 group (p<0.05), the control 1- No statistically significant difference was observed between the pretest and posttest scores in the 2 groups (p>0.05). Conclusion: In line with the findings obtained from the research, it was concluded that the Positive Psychotherapy Based Hope Placement Program is an effective method in increasing the level of hope and life purpose determination of people diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Keywords: CLP nursing, Multiple Sclerosis, Positive psychotherapy, Hope, Life purpose.