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This research aimed to study in stress, coping methods and hope among mothers of children with cancer and chemotherapy; and to compare coping methods in groups of mothers with different characteristics. The study was based on a descriptive-comparative research design. The sample group was composed of 46 mothers of children with cancer and chemotherapy who were seeking services in Pediatric Ward 5 at Sunpasitthiprasong Hospital in the province of Ubon Ratchathani. The subjects were selected by purposive sampling from 1 April to 31 November 2017. The research instrumentation was composed of a questionnaire on demographic data, a questionnaire on stress with a reliability score of .74, a questionnaire on methods for coping with stress based on concept of Lazarus and Folkman with a reliability score of .75 and a questionnaire on hope based on the guidelines concept of Hert with a reliability score of .72. The statistics used in data analysis were frequency distribution, percentage, mean and standard deviation. Statistical testing was performed with independent t-test and one-way ANOVA According to the findings, the mothers who had children with cancer and chemotherapy had moderate stress levels, high hope levels and highly appropriate methods for coping with stress. When stress coping methods were compared among the mothers’ age groups and levels of hope, the mothers were found to have different methods for coping with stress with statistical significance at .05. No difference emerged when compared to other variables. Therefore, nurses should promote hope to empower mothers in this group in properly coping with stress. This will enable the mothers in this group to care for their children with cancer and other family members to ensure good quality of life. |