• Dr. Vathana Pazhanivelu

End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is an irreversible kidney failure, mainly caused due to diabetes and hypertension and also glomerulonephritis. Most of the people do not recognize any symptoms until the end stage of the disease. Even though, a most number of symptoms occurs with the decline in kidney function and also affecting different systems, The artificial methods should be important to replace the kidney function, in order to maintain the physical and psychological problems of the patients. PURPOSE: This study is to assess the level of stress and coping abilities of patients undergoing hemodialysis. METHODS: Participants were patients undergoing hemodialysis between the age group of 20-60 yrs. Data was collected for about one week using Lovibond Depression Anxiety stress scale to assess the level of stress and Katowice coping scale to find the coping ability of patients. RESULTS: Out of 20 samples nearly half of the patients 35% experienced moderate level of stress and 45% had severe stress. Male patients reported highest level of coping 20% compared to women 15%. The analysis revealed that the relationship between stress and coping ability of patients with hemodialysis is significant with r value 0.82. CONCLUSION: The results of the study showed that stress level was high among the patients undergoing hemodialysis Hence interventions were implemented to improve adequate coping stratergies in managing stress among the patients using relevant audio-visual aids. Inculcating positive coping stratergies can promote the well-being of patients and reduce the stress level of the patients.

Level of stress, Coping abilities and Level of coping, correlation of stress with coping, Hemodialysis

"Assess the level of Stress and Coping Abilities of Patients undergoing haemodialysis at Selected Hospital, South India. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.901-903, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907S43.pdf

"Assess the level of Stress and Coping Abilities of Patients undergoing haemodialysis at Selected Hospital, South India. ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp901-903, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907S43.pdf