College of Social Work, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jul 23;19(15):8978. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19158978.
This study explored the perspectives of being in a youth group home during the COVID-19 pandemic from youth residents, staff, and caregivers.
We conducted semi-structured interviews with 9 youth residents, 8 group home staff members, and 13 caregivers of residents. All participants were connected to the group home before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thematic analysis was used to identify lived experience themes.
Two overarching themes were identified among the youth residents- and -along with three subthemes: and Three overarching themes were identified among the group home staff: and Finally, three overarching themes were identified among the guardians of youth residents: and Conclusions: The findings provide the experiences among three group home stakeholders. Overall, they demonstrated resilience in a setting and time when resilience was essential. Finally, the findings offer insight on the basis of which group homes/organizations can prepare for crises of a great magnitude, including vital communication elements.
本研究从青少年群体居所的青少年居民、工作人员和照护者的角度探讨了在 COVID-19 大流行期间身处其中的体验。
我们对 9 名青少年居民、8 名群体居所工作人员和 13 名居民照护者进行了半结构化访谈。所有参与者在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间都与群体居所保持联系。采用主题分析来确定生活体验主题。
青少年居民确定了两个总体主题-以及三个子主题: 和 群体居所工作人员确定了三个总体主题: 和 最后,青少年居民的监护人确定了三个总体主题: 和 结论:研究结果提供了群体居所三个利益相关者的体验。总体而言,他们在需要韧性的环境和时间中表现出了韧性。最后,研究结果提供了群体居所/组织可以为包括重要沟通要素在内的重大危机做准备的基础。