How is the COVID-19 lockdown impacting the mental health of parents of school-age children in the UK? A cross-sectional online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Investigate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on feelings of loneliness and social isolation in parents of school-age children.

Design

Cross-sectional online survey of parents of primary and secondary school-age children.

Setting

Community setting.

Participants

1214 parents of school-age children in the UK.

Methods

An online survey explored the impact of lockdown on the mental health of parents with school-age children, and in particular about feelings of social isolation and loneliness. Associations between the UCLA Three-Item Loneliness Scale (UCLATILS), the Direct Measure of Loneliness (DMOL) and the characteristics of the study participants were assessed using ordinal logistic regression models.

Main outcome measures

Self-reported

SUBMITTER: El-Osta A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8117442 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature