Objective: This review seeks to map, analyse and describe in national and international literature the concept of hope in adults with inflammatory bowel disease to answer the following question: What do we know about hope in adults with inflammatory bowel disease? Introduction: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, progressively evolving disease whose prevalence is increasing, which demonstrates the need for more and better interventions to prevent and control these diseases in order to promote a better quality of life and overall well-being for those affected by them. Promoting hope is a spiritual necessity and understanding this need is crucial for improving patient-centred care and for promoting appropriate supportive intervention. Inclusion criteria: The review will include all the evidence identified that describes hope in adults (male and female, aged 18 or over) in outpatient, inpatient, or day hospital settings. Methods: The databases where the search was conducted are Pubmed, CINAHL complete (by EBSCO); JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports; Cochrane Library, including Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (CDSR), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE); PsycINFO and PROSPERO-International prospective register of systematic reviews, as at November 2024.
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