Department of Social Welfare, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
College of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2021 Jul;34(4):1145-1155. doi: 10.1111/jar.12875. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
This study aimed to understand parents' concerns about their adult child with intellectual disabilities due to the restriction of community-based services amid the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea.
In-depth interviews were conducted face-to-face or by telephone with 19 parents of adult children with intellectual disabilities who had to stop using community-based services.
Participants worried that their adult child was not aware of the seriousness of COVID-19, was more susceptible to the COVID-19 virus, could not recognize self-infection and could have fatal consequences of getting infected with COVID-19. They expected challenges in their adult child's life (losing a daily routine, being isolated, regression in skills, becoming bored, lacking physical activities and increased behavioural challenges) but also experienced adjustments and hopes.
The study demonstrated parents' worry about their adult child becoming infected with COVID-19, highlighting the urgent need for community-based services to address psychosocial challenges during the pandemic.
本研究旨在了解韩国在 COVID-19 大流行期间因社区服务受限，父母对成年智障子女的担忧。
对 19 名因不得不停止使用社区服务而成年智障子女的父母进行了面对面或电话方式的深入访谈。
参与者担心他们的成年子女没有意识到 COVID-19 的严重性，更容易感染 COVID-19 病毒，无法识别自我感染，并且感染 COVID-19 可能会有致命后果。他们预计成年子女的生活将面临挑战（失去日常生活、孤立无援、技能退化、感到无聊、缺乏体育活动和行为挑战增加），但同时也经历了调整和希望。
本研究表明父母对他们的成年子女感染 COVID-19 的担忧，突显了在大流行期间社区服务迫切需要解决心理社会挑战。
