• Ms. Shikha Sudan
• Mr. Shridar K.V
• Ms. Mandeep Kaur

The admission to an ICU generates a high degree of stress and anxiety to the family because the environment is perceived by them as an aggressive and threatening space as it evidences the risk of the patient’s dying.Consequently, the ICU environment can trigger behaviors and feelings such as doubt, helplessness, mental disorganization, inability to take action when faced with unexpected decisions, and other reactions, including depression or diseases caused by stress and anxiety. 1Aim of the study is to assess the level of stress and the coping strategies adopted by the family members of patients admitted in ICU of selected hospital. In the present study quantitative research approach and Descriptive researchdesign was used. The subjects were selected by Convenience Sampling Technique.100 family members of patients admitted in ICU of Adesh Hospital, Bathinda were participated in the study. The data was collected by using structured Interview questionnaire and Brief cope scale on the 2nd day of admission of patients in ICU by scheduled interview method. Major findings of the study revealed that majority of subjects i.e. 77 (77.0%) had moderate level of stresswhilst 13 (13.0%) had severe stress and only 10 subjects i.e. 10.0%had mild level of stress. In relation to coping strategies adopted by relatives of patients admitted in ICU the majority of subjects i.e. 84 (84.0%) had moderate level of coping while 9 (9.0%) had poor level of coping, and very few subjects that is only 7 (7.0%) had good level of coping.The variety of socio demographic variable were included in the present study, which were including Age of Respondent, Gender, Educational status, Marital status, Residence, Occupation, Type of family, Income per annum, Length of stay in hospital, Previous history of Exposure to hospitalization of Relative. In present study association of variable was evaluated by using chi square and it had revealed that only coping strategies are associated with occupation (P= .032) at the level of 0.05. So there is no significance found between level of stress with socio demographic variables.

Stress, coping strategies, family members, ICU.

"“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF PATIENTS ADMITTED IN ICU AT ADESH HOSPITAL, BATHINDA, PUNJAB.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no.136-139, April-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004222.pdf

"“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES ADOPTED BY THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF PATIENTS ADMITTED IN ICU AT ADESH HOSPITAL, BATHINDA, PUNJAB.”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 4, page no. pp136-139, April-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2004222.pdf