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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing

Volume 10, Issue 2, 2023
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Asian Pacific Journal of Nursing
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), 2349 – 0683 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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editorapjn@mcmed.us
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Abstract
Title
A STUDY TO ASSESS THE STRESS AND COPING OF MOTHERS HAVING CEREBRAL PALSY CHILDREN IN SELECTED SPECIAL SCHOOLS AT KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT
Author
Malchijah & Dr. Mini George
Email
rishmalchijah@gmail.com
keyword
Stress, Coping, Cerebral Palsy, Special Schools Etc
Abstract
Introduction: This study was conducted with the purpose of associating the stress and coping of mother with cerebral palsy children. Materials and method: An explorative approach was used for this study. The study was conducted in a five selected school for cerebral palsy. A convenience sampling technique was utilized to select 75 mothers of cerebral palsy children, the investigator used semi structured interview schedule. It consisted of stress scale which has four areas, 20 questions. The content validity and reliability of the tool were tested. It was found valid and reliable. A pilot study was conducted to check the feasibility of the tool, on 7 mothers, who were not included in the final study. The final study was conducted on 75 mothers of cerebral palsy children from selected school for cerebral palsy. Results: On analyzing the data on stress and coping of mothers, it is reveal that of the mothers studied, 8% of the mothers had mild stress, and 13% of the mothers had severe stress and 79% of the mothers had moderate stress. The coping of mothers, shows, 14% had poor coping, 69% of mothers had moderate coping and 17% of mothers had effective coping. Discussion: The study concluded that mothers of cerebral palsy children experienced moderate level of stress and moderate level coping
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