Caring for a sick or injured child during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in 2020 in the UK: An online survey of parents' experiences
| Autor: | Henriëtte A. Moll, Joanne Hughes, Monica Lakhanpaul, Rachel Carter, Jade Chynoweth, Tracy Turner, Natasha Bayes, Ray Jones, Alison Tavaré, Damian Roland, Sarah Neill, Chantal D Tan |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Pediatrics |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Parents
Medicine (General) medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Child health R5-920 SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being children COVID‐19 Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic medicine Humans Social media Child Pandemics Descriptive statistics SARS-CoV-2 pandemic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Emergency department Original Articles Help-seeking United Kingdom Family medicine Communicable Disease Control Original Article Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Thematic analysis Psychology RAG rating help‐seeking SARS‐COV‐2 |
| Zdroj: | Health Expectations : An International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy Health Expectations, 24(6), 2036-2046. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd Health Expectations, Vol 24, Iss 6, Pp 2036-2046 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1369-7625 1369-6513 |
| Popis: | BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, the first UK lockdown (March to May 2020) witnessed a dramatic reduction in children presenting to primary/emergency care, creating concern that fear of the virus was resulting in children presenting late.MethodsAn online survey was co-developed with UK parents to understand the impact of the lockdown on parents' help-seeking for, and care of, their sick/injured child(ren). The survey was advertised through social media and snowballing to parents whose children had been ill/injured during the lockdown. Analysis used descriptive statistics, SPSSv25 and thematic analysis.ResultsThe survey was fully completed by 198 UK parents. The majority asked for help (144/198): from their family doctor (78), national helplines (48) or an Emergency Department (23). Most reported that their decision-making had not changed, although how they sought help had changed. A few parents reported that the severity and duration of illness had increased because of uncertainty about and/or difficulty accessing services. Parents did not always report seeking help for symptoms rated red or amber by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. Parents reported accessing information through the internet or using information that they already had.Parent ContributionThis was a collaboration with parents from survey development to dissemination, with two parents being integral members of our research team.ConclusionsOur questionnaire was completed by parents who were not deterred from seeking help for their sick or injured children. Even for these parents, the lockdown changes to services created uncertainty about, and barriers to, accessing medical help for their children. |
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