admitted to intensive care units, with a specific focus on the mediating role of coping.Material and Methods: A cross-sectional design was employed, and data were collected from 203 relatives of ICU patients in a public hospital in western Turkey between April and July 2025 using convenience sampling. Participants completed the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced-Revised Scale, and the Resilience Scale for Adults. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, multiple regression, and mediation analysis were conducted.Results: Mean scores were 36.03 (SD = 13.24) for intolerance of uncertainty, 77.38 (SD = 17.45) for coping, and 84.00 (SD = 21.75) for psychological resilience. Intolerance of uncertainty was negatively correlated with psychological resilience (r = –0.252, p .001) and positively correlated with coping (r = 0.277, p .001). Coping was positively correlated with resilience (r = 0.377, p .001). Regression analysis showed that higher intolerance of uncertainty significantly predicted lower resilience (β = –0.485, p .001), whereas coping significantly predicted higher resilience (β = 0.387, p .001). Mediation analysis indicated that coping partially mediated the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and resilience (indirect effect = 0.221, 95% CI 0.082, 0.381).Conclusions: Intolerance of uncertainty is a significant negative predictor of psychological resilience among ICU patient relatives, while coping partially mediates and provides a protective role.Implication for nursing practice: Interventions aimed at enhancing adaptive coping strategies, such as resilience training, psychoeducation, and structured family support programs, may help reduce the detrimental psychological effects of uncertainty, strengthen resilience, and improve well-being among family members of ICU patients.
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