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The purpose of this study was to obtain the information of the home treatment state for children with delayed development and to identity stress and coping pattern in mothers of the children. Data were collected from 21 t mothers of delayed developmental children(DDC) by means of structured questionnaires. The results of this study were that in the home treatment mothers had technical insufficiencies to treat their children_ so thev had a difficulties in treating their children at home. But the home treatment were effective and mothers %%ere assisted by their family and others in their treatment. The mothers had stress by anxiety of prognosis, hurts, responsibility, technical insufficiencies and negligent in housework. And acquisition of home treatment technique, the existence of assistant, and emotion in treatment also influenced on stress in the mother. The coping pattern in the stress were regular medical examination, communication with medical team and other mothers with DDC, faith of recovery and treatment, confidence in home treatment, family corporation. and leisure time without concern for treatment. The younger mother received the more help from other mothers with DDC.´´:And the mothers with severe, complex DDC had the more help from faith of recovery . Regular medical examination and faith of recovery were helpful coping pattern in mothers who had no treatment skill. Confidence in family cooperation and leisure time without concern for treatment were particular helpful in mothers whose treatment duration is longer, and home treatment was not effective.
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