Aldemir, FatmaKurt, Fatma Yilmaz2025-01-272025-01-2720240882-5963https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2024.05.035https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/28318Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the fear and stress levels of parents having children with chronic disease and their methods to cope with stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design and methods: This descriptive and correlation study was conducted with the participation of 390 parents with and without children suffering from chronic diseases. Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCS), Parenting Stress Index (PSI-SF), and Coping Response Inventory (CRI) were used to collect data. In the data analysis, Kurtosis and Skewness coefficients were used to check the assumption of normal distribution, t-test was used to compare two independent groups and Pearson correlation analysis was used to make relational inferences. Result: It was found that 84.9% (n = 331) of the parents were mothers and 15.1% (n = 59) were fathers. The FCS mean score of the parents having children with chronic diseases was 21.52 f 5.07, their PSI-SF mean score was 68.27 f 25.56, and their CRI mean score was 96.97 f 15.12. For the parents having children without chronic diseases, the FCS mean score was 18.10 f 5.80, the PSI-SF mean score was 68.75 f 23.43, and the CRI mean score was 94.77 f 15.08. Conclusion: It was determined that parents having children with chronic diseases had higher levels of COVID-19 fear during the pandemic than parents having child without chronic diseases, but their stress levels and CRI mean scores were similar. Practical implications: It is important for nurses to take into account the feelings of fear and stress experienced by parents due to the COVID-19 pandemic and provide coping methods. (c) 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCOVID-19Chronic diseaseParentFearStressCoping with stressArticle78374310.1016/j.pedn.2024.05.035N/AWOS:0013363794000012-s2.0-8519532262738852218Q1