University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Pacific Island Health Officers Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Public Health Nurs. 2022 Sep;39(5):949-957. doi: 10.1111/phn.13076. Epub 2022 Mar 31.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major disruption to economic, health, education, and social systems. Families with preschool children experienced extraordinary strain during this time. This paper describes a qualitative study examining the experience of parents of preschool children in Hawaii during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thirteen (N = 13) parents of preschool children living on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, participated in small group discussions occurring in February and March 2021, approximately 1 year after the start of the pandemic in the state. Discussion transcripts were coded and sorted into themes.
Four themes emerged: stressors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, family coping and resources, meaning of the COVID-19 crisis to the family, and family adaptation patterns. Themes mapped to the Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response model.
Families relied on various resources to cope with stressors experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and adopted new patterns related to seeking healthcare and household emergency preparedness. Findings may inform policies and interventions to support families during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and future public health emergencies.
COVID-19 大流行对经济、卫生、教育和社会系统造成了重大破坏。有学龄前儿童的家庭在此期间承受了巨大的压力。本文描述了一项定性研究，该研究调查了 COVID-19 大流行期间居住在夏威夷瓦胡岛的学龄前儿童父母的体验。
13 名居住在夏威夷瓦胡岛的学龄前儿童的父母参加了 2021 年 2 月和 3 月的小组讨论，大约是该州 COVID-19 大流行开始一年后。讨论记录被编码并分类为主题。
出现了四个主题：由于 COVID-19 大流行而产生的压力源、家庭应对和资源、COVID-19 危机对家庭的意义以及家庭适应模式。主题与家庭调整和适应反应模型相对应。
家庭依靠各种资源来应对 COVID-19 大流行带来的压力源，并采用了与寻求医疗保健和家庭应急准备相关的新模式。研究结果可为支持当前 COVID-19 大流行和未来公共卫生紧急情况期间的家庭提供政策和干预措施。
