Open AccessImpact of Pediatric COVID-19 on Family Health-Related Quality of Life: A Qualitative Study from Latvia
Author(s) -
Inese Stars,
Liene Smane,
Zanda Pučuka,
Ieva Roģe,
Jana Pavāre
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global pediatric health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.354
H-Index - 11
ISSN - 2333-794X
DOI - 10.1177/2333794x211012394
Subject(s) - medicine , thematic analysis , qualitative research , context (archaeology) , covid-19 , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , family medicine , clinical psychology , nursing , infectious disease (medical specialty) , paleontology , social science , pathology , sociology , biology
Information on family health-related quality of life (FHRQoL) among families of children with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is limited. This qualitative study explores the impact of pediatric COVID-19 on FHRQoL from the parents’ perspective. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with parents (n = 20) whose children had tested positive for the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Inductive thematic analysis revealed the following 10 themes that represented parents’ perception of FHRQoL while taking care of a child with COVID-19: pediatric COVID-19 as a disease with many unknowns; emotional saturation; internal family relationships in the context of “a new experience”; routine household activities and daily regimen while family is in lockdown; plenty of free time; a wide social support network; social stigma associated with COVID-19; different options for work; savings and debts; challenges with family housing and transport availability. Our results show that parents experience multiple effects of pediatric COVID-19 with regard to FHRQoL.