A Descriptive Study to Assess the Level of Stress and Copying Strategies among the Relatives of Client Admitted in Medical Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Intensive Care Unit in Krishna Hospital, Karad

Sangeeta Patil MSc. N ^[2] | Jyoti A. Salunkhe M.Sc. N ^[2] | K.S.Kapurkar MSc. N | Sandhya Jagdale MSc. N ^[2]

Abstract: The study was conducted on 50 relatives of the clients admitted in medical and surgical intensive care units in Krishna hospital, karad. A descriptive survey approach was considered. Study design was non-experimental research design. non-probability purposive sampling technique was used. The instrument used for data collection was a structured interview schedule. Results The present study found that more than half of the relatives 60 % had moderate stress and 14 % had severe stress Majority of the relatives 22 % were used moderate coping and 13 % had poor coping conclusion- The relatives of clients admitted in MICU & SICU having moderate stress and are using moderate coping methods. The relatives of clients admitted in MICU are coping good than the relatives of client admitted

Keywords: Level of stress, copying strategies, relatives of client

Edition: Volume 4 Issue 1, January 2015,

Pages: 127 - 131