African Americans Caregiving During COVID-19

IF 1.1 Q3 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Care in Practice Pub Date : 2022-09-27 DOI:10.1080/13575279.2022.2118672

Nakieta M. Lankster, Jessica C. Williams

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused global distress, and communities of color are disproportionately adversely affected. Within this group, many caregivers are concerned about issues such as staying healthy, keeping the family well, paying bills, and caring for children who are housebound. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore the challenges facing caregivers, the manner in which systemic discrepancies have impacted African American caregivers, and how COVID-19 responses have exacerbated pre-existing issues. To do this, we administered semi-structured interviews to caregivers residing in California, Georgia, Maryland, Indiana, Alabama, and New York regarding their experiences caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were then analyzed using grounded theory and content analysis. The results indicate an increase in subjective mental health symptomology, stressors associated with social isolation, and compounded stress due to civil unrest during the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical solutions for practitioners and caregivers are provided based on study findings. In addition, the authors of this study wish to bring awareness to the societal and systemic issues that adversely impact this population.

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非裔美国人在COVID-19期间的护理

2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行给全球带来了痛苦，有色人种社区受到的不利影响尤为严重。在这个群体中，许多照顾者关心的问题是保持健康、保持家庭健康、支付账单和照顾在家的孩子。本定性研究的目的是探讨护理人员面临的挑战，系统性差异对非裔美国护理人员的影响方式，以及COVID-19应对措施如何加剧了已有的问题。为此，我们对居住在加利福尼亚州、佐治亚州、马里兰州、印第安纳州、阿拉巴马州和纽约州的护理人员进行了半结构化访谈，了解他们在COVID-19大流行期间的护理经历。然后使用扎根理论和内容分析对数据进行分析。结果表明，主观心理健康症状增加，与社会隔离相关的压力因素增加，以及COVID-19大流行期间内乱造成的复合压力。根据研究结果，为从业人员和护理人员提供了实用的解决方案。此外，本研究的作者希望引起人们对影响这一人群的社会和系统问题的认识。

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Child Care in Practice Nursing-Community and Home Care

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3.30

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5.30%

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期刊介绍： Child Care in Practice is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal that provides an international forum for professionals working in all disciplines in the provision of children’s services, including social work, social care, health care, medicine, psychology, education, the police and probationary services, and solicitors and barristers working in the family law and youth justice sectors. The strategic aims and objectives of the journal are: • To develop the knowledge base of practitioners, managers and other professionals responsible for the delivery of professional child care services. The journal seeks to contribute to the achievement of quality services and the promotion of the highest standards. • To achieve an equity of input from all disciplines working with children. The multi-disciplinary nature of the journal reflects that the key to many successful outcomes in the child care field lies in the close co-operation between different disciplines. • To raise awareness of often-neglected issues such as marginalization of ethnic minorities and problems consequent upon poverty and disability. • To keep abreast of and continue to influence local and international child care practice in response to emerging policy. • To include the views of those who are in receipt of multi-disciplinary child care services. • To welcome submissions on promising practice developments and the findings from new research to highlight the breadth of the work of the journal’s work.