Coping strategies used among significant family members of patients with end stage renal failure undergoing hemodialysis in selected hospitals of Punjab Aggarwal Seema1,*, Kaur Jasinder Pal2, Kaur Sandip3 1Assistant Professor, Dasmesh College of Nursing, Faridkot, Punjab 2Associate professor, Dasmesh College of Nursing, Faridkot, Punjab 3Nursing Tutor Dasmesh College of Nursing, Faridkot, Punjab *Addressfor Correspondence: Ms. Seema Aggarwal Assistant Professor, Dasmesh College of Nursing, Faridkot, Punjab Mobile: 9501333321 E-mail: aggarwalseema9l@gmail.com
Online published on 4 October, 2019. Abstract Introduction Coping skills can improve caregiver's quality of life even in the difficult environment of end-of-life care. Coping strategies refer to the specific efforts, both behavioral and psychological, that people employ to master, tolerate, and reduce/minimize stressful events. According to John two general coping strategies have been distinguished; problem solving strategies are efforts to do something active to alleviate stressful circumstances, whereas, emotion-focused coping strategies involve efforts to regulate the emotional consequences of stressful or potentially stressful events. While taking care of critically illpatient, caregivers are facing overburden, stress, anXiety and depression. So, they are trying to adopt the situation, even though trying also, they don't have that much adequate coping abilities. Aim The objectives of the study were to assess the coping strategies among the significant family members of patient with end stage renal failure undergoing hemodialysis, to associate the coping strategies with their selected socio demographic variables. Material and Methods A descriptive/exploratory research approach has been employed. The study was conducted in Pregma hospital, lifeline hospital and Sidhu Hospital Bathinda. The sample of 30 significant family members was selected through purposive sampling technique. The data was collected by using Sociodemographic profile, standardized rating scale to assess the level ofcoping strategies by Folkman and Lazarus. Results Results revealed that all the significant family members used poor to average level ofstress coping strategies. There was statistically significant (p=>0.05) association between the educational status and occupation ofthe significant family members of the patients with ESRD undergoing hemodialysis and their stress coping strategies used. Conclusion It is concluded that all the significant family members used poor to average level of stress coping strategies. Stress coping strategies “not used ” by majority of the subjects included practice ofyoga and meditation, reading books or got professional help and refused to believe that it had happened. Top Keywords Assess, coping strategies, end stage Renal Failure, hemodialysis. Top |