A Study to Assess the Stress and Coping Strategies among Mothers of Neonates Admitted in a Selected Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Kanyakumari District

The aim of this study is to correlate stress with coping measures adopted by mothers of neonates admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit. A descriptive correlative design was employed by using a purposive sampling technique, data were collected from 50 mothers, of neonates, and data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics, the results of this study were among 50 mothers, 34% (17) had moderate level of stress, 28% (14) had extremely severe stress, 24% (12) had severe stress, 10% (5) had mild stress and only 4% (2) had no stress. Among 50 mothers 56% (28) had effective coping, 30% (15) had most effective coping, and 14% (7) had not effective coping, there is no correlation between stress and coping strategies (r=0.134).