Department of Counseling and School Psychology, College of Education, Niagara University, Lewiston, NY 14109, USA.
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC 3125, Australia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 23;19(17):10483. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710483.
Although previous research has documented the mental and physical health impacts that COVID-19 had on frontline health workers in the United States, little is known about how the pandemic affected their families. This study sought to explore the impact COVID-19 had on the individual functioning of frontline health care workers in the USA and the perceived impact it had on their family members during the initial nine months of the pandemic. More specifically, this study sought to explore if and how family roles, routines, rules, and social-emotional well-being changed as a result of COVID-19. Twenty-eight frontline health care workers across the United States who were parents to at least one child residing in the home under 24 were interviewed. Data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. From the analysis, four major themes emerged with regard to the changes and perceived impact to family functioning, family experiences of new hygiene practices, and stigma related to being a health care practitioner or having a family member working in health care, and psychological distress. The results of this study can be used by mental health clinicians to inform policy, develop practice guidelines, and help identify and target interventions for health care workers and their family members.
尽管先前的研究记录了 COVID-19 对美国一线医护人员的身心健康的影响，但对于大流行如何影响他们的家人却知之甚少。本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 对美国一线医护人员个人功能的影响，以及在大流行最初九个月期间他们认为对其家庭成员的影响。更具体地说，本研究旨在探讨家庭角色、日常生活、规则和社会情感健康是否以及如何因 COVID-19 而改变。对美国各地的 28 名至少有一名居住在 24 岁以下的孩子的一线医护人员进行了访谈。使用反思性主题分析对数据进行了分析。从分析中，出现了四个主要主题，涉及家庭功能的变化和感知影响、家庭新卫生实践的经验，以及与作为医护人员或有家庭成员在医疗保健工作相关的耻辱感，以及心理困扰。本研究的结果可被心理健康临床医生用于为政策提供信息、制定实践指南，并帮助确定和针对医护人员及其家庭成员的干预措施。
