OBJECTIVES: To understand the ways in which hope and related constructs are applied and measured in the context of healthcare, especially in patients with cancer.  Targeted literature reviews were conducted in two areas: (1) Psychological assessments measuring hope, and (2) Measures of psychological function in cancer-related care, including well-being and other positive psychological constructs. METHODS: To better understand the scope of psychological assessments developed and currently in use to measure hope and related positive psychological constructs in the context of healthcare, a targeted review of the published literature was undertaken.  MEDLINE and PsychINFO database searches were conducted for publications in English in the past 5 years. RESULTS: