Telethon Kids Institute, 15 Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia.
School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Aug 29;18(17):9119. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18179119.
This study aims to understand the experience and impact of the initial COVID-19 lockdown in young families with children aged below 4 years. Free text questions were administered to participants in the ORIGINS (Australia) and Born in Bradford (UK) cohort studies to collect qualitative information on worries, concerns and enjoyable experiences during the pandemic. A total of 903 (400 for ORIGINS and 503 for BiB) participants completed the two surveys during April 2020. Despite varying in geography, levels of socio-economic disadvantage and their situational context during the pandemic, respondents from both cohorts reported similar worries and challenges during the lockdown period, including: employment/finances, health anxiety, mental health and social isolation, caring for children and child development. Families across the globe experienced both positive and negative immediate impacts of COVID-19. Population-based data can be used to inform the development of support services, public health campaigns and universal interventions to assist families in future health crises.
本研究旨在了解有 4 岁以下儿童的年轻家庭在 COVID-19 疫情初期的经历和影响。ORIGINS（澳大利亚）和 Born in Bradford（英国）队列研究的参与者被要求填写自由文本问题，以收集有关大流行期间的担忧、关注和愉快经历的定性信息。共有 903 名（ORIGINS 组 400 名，BiB 组 503 名）参与者在 2020 年 4 月完成了这两项调查。尽管来自两个队列的受访者在地理位置、社会经济劣势程度和大流行期间的情况方面存在差异，但他们在封锁期间报告了类似的担忧和挑战，包括：就业/财务、健康焦虑、心理健康和社会隔离、照顾儿童和儿童发展。全球各地的家庭都经历了 COVID-19 的直接积极和消极影响。基于人群的数据可用于为支持服务、公共卫生运动和通用干预措施的制定提供信息，以帮助家庭应对未来的健康危机。
