Hammons Amber J, Robart Ryan
Department of Child and Family Science, California State University, Fresno, CA 93740, USA.
Children (Basel). 2021 Apr 29;8(5):354. doi: 10.3390/children8050354.
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its cyclical lockdown restrictions and school closures, has influenced family life. The home, work, and school environments have collided and merged to form a new normal for many families. This merging extends into the family food environment, and little is known about how families are currently navigating this landscape. The objective of the present study was to describe families' adaptations in the family food environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parents participated in one of 14 virtual focus groups (conducted in English and Spanish between December 2020 and February 2021). Reflexive thematic analysis was used to analyze the transcripts.
Forty-eight parents (81% Hispanic and SES diverse) participated. Five themes and one subtheme were identified around changes in eating habits and mealtime frequency, increases in snacking, family connectedness at mealtimes, and use of screens at meals.
The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced the family food environment. Families shared how their eating habits have changed and that device usage increased at mealtimes. Some changes (e.g., weight gain) may have lasting health implications for both children and parents. Public health officials, pediatricians, and schools should work with families to resume healthy habits post pandemic.
新冠疫情及其周期性的封锁限制和学校关闭，对家庭生活产生了影响。家庭、工作和学校环境相互碰撞并融合，形成了许多家庭的新常态。这种融合延伸到了家庭饮食环境，而对于家庭目前如何应对这种情况却知之甚少。本研究的目的是描述新冠疫情期间家庭在家庭饮食环境中的适应情况。
家长们参加了14个虚拟焦点小组之一（于2020年12月至2021年2月以英语和西班牙语进行）。采用反思性主题分析来分析文字记录。
48位家长（81%为西班牙裔且社会经济地位各异）参与其中。围绕饮食习惯和用餐频率的变化、零食摄入增加、用餐时的家庭联系以及用餐时使用电子设备等方面，确定了五个主题和一个子主题。
新冠疫情影响了家庭饮食环境。家庭分享了他们饮食习惯的变化以及用餐时电子设备使用增加的情况。一些变化（如体重增加）可能对儿童和家长都有持久的健康影响。公共卫生官员、儿科医生和学校应与家庭合作，在疫情后恢复健康习惯。
