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<p>The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and ensuing public health policies have immensely affected the lives of billions of people worldwide and been challenging for families. There have been studies exploring mental health of different age groups during a pandemic, but few have focused on family health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This qualitative study investigates the emotional well-being of families while caring for an acutely sick child with COVD-19, using semi-structured in-depth interviews. The results demonstrate that it is one of the most affected components of the family HRQoL.</p>
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and ensuing public health policies have immensely affected the lives of billions of people worldwide and been challenging for families. There have been studies exploring mental health of different age groups during a pandemic, but few have focused on family health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This qualitative study investigates the emotional well-being of families while caring for an acutely sick child with COVD-19, using semi-structured in-depth interviews. The results demonstrate that it is one of the most affected components of the family HRQoL.

Qualitative Study on Family Health-Related Quality of Life Due to Pediatric COVID-19 Infection In Latvia

Children’s Clinical University Hospital

Department of Public Health and Epidemiology

Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and ensuing public health policies have immensely affected the lives of billions of people worldwide and been...

Qualitative Study on Family Health-Related Quality of Life Due to Pediatric COVID-19 Infection In Latvia

Publicado en línea: 04 mar 2024

Páginas: 50 - 53

Recibido: 04 oct 2022

Aceptado: 12 feb 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2024-0008

Palabras clave
parents, well-being, HRQoL, COVID-19, qualitative research

© 2024 Zanda Pučuka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Qualitative Study on Family Health-Related Quality of Life Due to Pediatric COVID-19 Infection In Latvia

Publicado en línea: 04 mar 2024

Páginas: 50 - 53

Recibido: 04 oct 2022

Aceptado: 12 feb 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prolas-2024-0008

Palabras claveparents, well-being, HRQoL, COVID-19, qualitative research

© 2024 Zanda Pučuka et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
parents, well-being, HRQoL, COVID-19, qualitative research