Knowledge of COVID-19 and the psychological status of parents: a retrospective survey in Wuhan, Hubei.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents faced heightened stress, anxiety and depression due to the local and global COVID-19 mitigation measures and lockdowns.

Design

This is a cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study used stratified whole-cluster sampling to randomly select three elementary schools within Ezhou City.

Participants

An online survey was administered to the parents of students in one or two classes in grades 1-6, respectively, of each school. Among them, males account for 30.4% and females account for 69.6%. The inclusion criteria included (1) the parent or legal guardian of a primary school student or a person directly responsible for the child's education and (2) the ability to operate a computer or smartphone to complete the surve

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749062 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature