Stress and Coping Styles among Parents of Children undergoing Heart Surgery | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 37, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 498-514 PDF (518.28 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.253606 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hossam Mohamed Abdallah1; Ghada Mohamed Mourad2; Fatma Ata3 | ||
| 1Clinical instructor of institute of Nursing Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University. | ||
| 2Professor of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University. | ||
| 3Assist Prof of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing Ain Shams University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aim: this study aimed to assess stress and coping styles among parents of children undergoing heart surgery. A descriptive study was used. Sample: A convenient sample of 132 parents. Setting: This study was conducted at pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) and in-patient pediatric ward to open heart surgery at El-Demerdash hospital that affiliated to Ain Shams University. Tools of data collection: 1) General characteristics questionnaire containing the following parts: A) Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical data of child, B) Socio- demographic characteristics of parents; 2) Parent Stress Scale; and 3) Jalowiec Coping Scale (JCS). Results of the study: revealed that, the majority of the studied parents of children with heart surgery experienced moderate level of stress and two thirds of them had ineffective coping. Conclusion: The majority of the studied parents of children with heart surgery experienced moderate level of stress and two thirds of them had ineffective coping .also; this study concluded that there was a negative correlation between stress level and coping behaviors among the studied parents of children undergoing heart surgery. Recommendation: Applying educational interventional program for enhancement of stress and coping styles of parents of children with heart surgery | ||
| Keywords | ||
| stress; coping styles; parents; children; heart surgery | ||
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