1Assistant Professor, Manipal College of Medical sciences (Nursing Program), Pokhara, Nepal
2Professor & H.O.D, Department of Mental health Nursing, Manipal college of Nursing, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
3Assistant Professor, Department of Mental health Nursing, Manipal college of Nursing, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India
*Corresponding Address: Sandhya Shrestha, Assistant professor, Manipal College of Medical sciences, (Nursing Program), Pokhara, Nepal. E-mail: Shrestha_sandhu@yahoo.com
Online published on 25 March, 2015.
It was intended to assess the stress and coping of widows at Pokhara, Nepal.
Correlational survey study in “Women for human rights, single women group”, organization and Indian Pension Camp Pokhara, Nepal.
230 widows were evaluated for stress and coping using the stress rating Scale and Questionnaire on coping. Regarding Statistical analysis spearman rho for relationship was used.
Finding shows that most of the participant 148(64) % were between the age group of 49–64 years. With regard to education, 132 ie 57.4% were illiterate, Majority (89%) of subjects lived with their husbands for more than 11 years and 44.8% of subjects; duration after husbands’ death was 11 years. 86% of the widows were moderately stressed, 7% highly stressed and remaining 7% had low stress level. 78% of widows were have moderate coping, 14% low coping and 8% high coping. Stress has significant positive relationship with coping.
Widows were having moderate stress and Majority (78%) were adopting moderate coping Strategies
Widows, stress, coping
