Parents' experiences with a sick or injured child during the COVID-19 lockdown: an online survey in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on parents' health-seeking behaviour and care for a sick or injured child in the Netherlands.

Design and setting

An online survey on parents' experiences with a sick or injured child during the COVID-19 lockdown periods was disseminated through social media.

Participants

Parents living in the Netherlands with a sick or injured child during the lockdown periods from March to June 2020 and from December 2020 to February 2021 were eligible to participate.

Outcome measures

Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to analyse family and children's characteristics, parents' response to a sick or injured child, and the perceived impact of the lockdown on child's severity of illness and treatment repo

SUBMITTER: Tan CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8640193 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature