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Overview about Bronchial AsthmaOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Introduction: Coping strategies used by children with bronchial asthma will depend upon their personal characteristics, which include level of confidence, self-esteem, usual coping style, view of the world, Past experiences, developmental stage, cognitive ability, family Structure and dynamics and how mothers and their children and friends Perceive cope with the condition. The Aim of the Study: The study aimed to assess stressors and coping patterns of mothers having children with bronchial asthma. Research design: A descriptive design was utilize in this study. Setting: It was conducted at Pediatric outpatient clinics in Children Hospital affiliated to Ain Shams University Hospitals. Subjects: The sample of this study composed of 100 children were attended in the previously mentioned regardless of their residence, gender and their mothers. Tools of data collection involved a pre-designed questionnaire to assess the characteristics of the children, Parenting Stress Index (PSI); to assess stressors facing mothers having children and Coping patterns Scale to assess coping patterns of mothers having children with bronchial asthma. Results: less than half of the studied children were having poor total quality of life domains score, while of the studied children were having good total quality of life (TQL) domains score. Conclusion: The study conlucded that most of the studied mother have mild or moderate stress and have negative coping score regarding to their children illness. Recommendations: This study recommended emphasizing on the importance of assessing the stress and coping patterns regarding mothers and their children having bronchial asthma.
Key words: Bronchial asthma, Stressors, Coping, Pediatric nursing.