<![CDATA[Abstrak Modifikasi program Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) merupakan program pemberdayaan orang tua dalam peningkatan pengetahuan, keterlibatan serta keterampilan orang tua dalam perawatan anak khususnya di PICU. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi pengaruh modifikasi program COPE terhadap penurunan stres orang tua di PICU. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif, dengan desain penelitian Quasi Experimental menggunakan kelompok kontrol dan kelompok eksperimen. Sampel penelitian adalah 56 responden yang diambil berdasarkan kriteria inklusi dan ekslusi dengan cara simple random sampling. Data yang diambil menggunakan alat ukur Parental Stress Scale (PSS). Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa orang tua di PICU mayoritas berusia dewasa awal (20-44 tahun), didominasi oleh Ibu, berasal dari suku Melayu, mayoritas responden di kelompok eksperimen mengalami stres berat saat pretest (89,3%), lalu menurun menjadi stres ringan (100%). Sementara itu, pada kelompok kontrol, stres berat tetap dominan (92,9%) baik saat pretest maupun posttest. Terdapat perbedaan rata-rata penurunan stres orang tua di PICU pada kelompok eksperimen dan kelompok kontrol setelah dilakukannya intervensi modifikasi program COPE pada uji statistik mann whitney dengan p value 0,000 < α 5% (p < 0,05). Kesimpulannya modifikasi program COPE dapat menurunkan stres orang tua di Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), dan direkomendasikan untuk dilakukan oleh tenaga keperawatan sebagai program yang penting untuk menurunkan stres pada yang merawat ank kritis di PICU. Kata kunci: Program Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE), Stres Orang Tua, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Abstract Modification of Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) program empowers parents by boosting their knowledge, involvement, and skills in caring for their child especially in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the modified COPE program on reducing parental stress in the PICU.This quantitative study used a quasi-experimental design with control and intervention groups. A total of 56 respondents, selected through simple random sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, participated. Parental stress was measured using the Parental Stress Scale (PSS). Reseacrh findings so that most parents in the PICU were aged 20–44, primarily mothers, and mostly of Malay ethnicity. In the intervention group, severe stress was high at pre-test (89.3%), but after the program all parents reported only mild stress (100%). In contrast, the control group remained predominantly in the severe stress range at both pre-test and post-test (92.9%). There was a significant difference in the average reduction of parental stress between the experimental and control groups following the modified COPE program intervention, as measured by the Mann–Whitney test. Modification of COPE program significantly reduced parental stress in the PICU. It is recommended as an essential intervention for nursing staff to support parents of hospitalized children. Keywords: Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) Program, Parental Stress, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit]]>
