KMID : 0948220050090010075
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Keimyung Journal of Nursing Science 2005 Volume.9 No. 1 p.75 ~ p.84
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A Study on the Stress and Coping of Mothers with Chronically Ill Children
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Yang Su-Nam
Shin Yeong-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the stress of mothers with chronically ill children and how they cope with them.
Method: One hundreds and five mothers from the pediatric wards of two medical centers in D city participated. Data collection was performed by researchers who helped mothers to fill out questionnaires.
Result: Results showed that stress of mothers was a moderate degree and coping skill was also in moderate degree. Stepwise multiple regression analysis demonstrated that mother¡¯s perception of child¡¯s condition, frequency of hospitalization, monthly income and diagnosis were predictors of a mother¡¯s stress which accounted for 34% of total variance of stress.
Conclusion: Both stress & coping skill of mothers were a moderate degree. Mothers¡¯ stress who took care of chronically ill children were influenced by economic difficulty, secverity of disease. Most mothers showed tendency to take positive views to ease their stress.
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KEYWORD
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mothers with chronically ill children, stress, coping
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