The Effect of Group hope therapy on the HIV patients to increase life expectancy

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Hope therapy as a way to increase life expectancy on HIV patients. This is a quasi-experimental research study (pre-test, post-test with an unbalanced control group). In this study, 20 cases of HIV-positive men selected in purposive sampling and placed in to three groups of pretest, test and control with non –random method in the infectious center of behavior disorders in Mashhad. Schneider hope exam, Snyder (1991) with the coefficient reliability of 0/89, was used for control and experimental groups, and after 8 weeks of treatment expectancy (twice a week) in both groups had the final test. The duties were Equal to t-test and were analyzed in dependently. The Results showed that hope therapy in the groups causes significant increase in life expectancy among the HIV patients. The hypotheses results with other research of field Hope therapy, has agreement.