Surendran Soumya, Shanbhag Deepthi N, Sebastian Loana Mariyam, Mathews Ben, Harry Joel, Rachel V, Ranjitha G S
Post Graduate, Department of Community Medicine, St Johns Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Professor, Department of Community Medicine, St Johns Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
J Family Med Prim Care. 2024 Dec;13(12):5697-5703. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_737_24. Epub 2024 Dec 9.
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only affected the health status of the population but has also had a serious impact on family dynamics, especially in the relationship between parents and children. Home confinement along with the closures of schools has had a strong negative impact on the psychosocial wellbeing of children. This study assesses the effects of the pandemic on families, parenting stress, and emotional well-being of children in villages under Mugalur Sub-centre, Sarjapur PHC, Bengaluru.
A cross-sectional study was undertaken from January 2022 to April 2022 among parents having children in the age group of 4 to 10 years residing in villages under Mugalur Sub-center, Sarjapur PHC, Bengaluru District. The proportional allocation sampling method was followed to collect data from 210 participants using the effects of questionnaire, parent stress scale, and strength and difficulties questionnaire- parent version.
Among 210 study participants, 105 (50%) were found to have moderate to high stress due to the pandemic. Parenting stress was found to be high in 40 (20%) parents and moderate in 63 (30%) parents. Assessment of the emotional well-being of children showed that 24 (11.5%) children have clinically significant problems. Significant associations were found between the effect of, parental stress and high parental stress correlated with low emotional well-being of children.
This study emphasizes the urgent need for targeted mental health support for families, particularly during crises such as the pandemic. Interventions aimed at reducing parental stress and promoting children's emotional well-being are crucial for mitigating adverse effects and ensuring the long-term well-being of families and communities.
新冠疫情不仅影响了民众的健康状况，还对家庭关系产生了严重影响，尤其是父母与子女之间的关系。居家隔离以及学校关闭对儿童的心理社会幸福感产生了强烈的负面影响。本研究评估了疫情对班加罗尔萨贾布尔初级卫生保健中心穆加卢尔分中心下属村庄家庭、育儿压力和儿童情绪幸福感的影响。
2022年1月至2022年4月，对居住在班加罗尔区萨贾布尔初级卫生保健中心穆加卢尔分中心下属村庄、子女年龄在4至10岁的父母进行了一项横断面研究。采用比例分配抽样方法，使用影响问卷、父母压力量表和优势与困难问卷-父母版，从210名参与者中收集数据。
在210名研究参与者中，发现105人（50%）因疫情面临中度至高度压力。40名（20%）父母的育儿压力较高，63名（30%）父母的育儿压力为中度。对儿童情绪幸福感的评估显示，24名（11.5%）儿童存在具有临床意义的问题。在疫情影响、父母压力与父母高压力与儿童低情绪幸福感之间发现了显著关联。
本研究强调迫切需要为家庭提供有针对性的心理健康支持，尤其是在疫情等危机期间。旨在减轻父母压力和促进儿童情绪幸福感的干预措施对于减轻不利影响以及确保家庭和社区的长期幸福至关重要。
