5. Conclusions
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The HPP may be an effective intervention to increase hope and improve comfort and quality of life among palliative patients. This RCT suggests that is important to create training programs for nurses and nursing students within the scope of hope-promotion in order to promote the development of the personal and professional skills necessary to apply the HPP, both within the scope of palliative care and the context of acute hospitals. The intervention itself should also be developed by exploring other information and communication resources and technologies, namely the telephone, computer and the internet, since the population will tend to be more info-competent in the use of these technologies. The exploitation of these resources can promote empowerment and constitute a useful tool in the positive reinforcement of ill people’s skills and their own hope.