Table 3 Content analysis of caregiver answers to open-ended survey items
a.“Please tell us anything else you think is important about how coronavirus has impacted your child’s health or wellbeing.” | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Wave 1 N (%) | Wave 2 N (%) | Wave 3 N (%) | |
Total respondents | 49 (100) | 78 (100) | 61 (100) |
Child health detriment (mental, behavioral, or physical) | 17 (35) | 33 (42) | 25 (41) |
Child unable to leave home | 17 (35) | 20 (26) | 14 (23) |
Social difficulties including isolation | 13 (27) | 20 (26) | 25 (41) |
Concerns about safety | 13 (27) | 11 (14) | 14 (23) |
Educational problems | 10 (20) | 2 (3) | 3 (5) |
General difficulty | 7 (14) | 4 (5) | 2 (3) |
No impact | 3 (6) | 6 (8) | 6 (10) |
Lack of resources or unmet social needs | 2 (4) | 3 (4) | 0 (0) |
Caregiver mental health | 1 (2) | 4 (5) | 0 (0) |
Difficulty accessing healthcare for child or caregiver | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | 1 (2) |
b. “Please tell us what things have been MOST DIFFICULT about school during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” | ||
|---|---|---|
Wave 2 N (%) | Wave 3 N (%) | |
Total respondents | 129 (100) | 110 (100) |
Remote school difficulties | 85 (66) | 49 (45) |
Social difficulties including isolation | 46 (36) | 22 (20) |
Child mental health/behavioral difficulties | 17 (13) | 7 (6) |
No problems | 11 (9) | 7 (6) |
COVID-19 safety concerns/difficulty with COVID hygiene | 10 (8) | 14 (13) |
Lack of resources or unmet social needs | 10 (8) | 8 (7) |
Difficulty with hybrid school | 5 (4) | 2 (2) |
Positive school experience | 4 (3) | 1 (1) |
c. “Please tell us what things have been MOST REWARDING about school during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” | ||
|---|---|---|
Wave 2 N (%) | Wave 3 N (%) | |
Total respondents | 115 (100) | 112 (100) |
Better family relationship/Increase in time spent with family | 24 (21) | 26 (23) |
Grateful for child-peer social interaction | 7 (6) | 3 (3) |
Child doing better emotionally/physically/educationally | 20 (17) | 23 (21) |
Remote school | 21 (18) | 19 (17) |
Hybrid/in-person school | 5 (4) | 7 (6) |
School effort/accommodation for children | 17 (15) | 9 (8) |
Increased caregiver engagement in child’s education/ability to watch child develop | 10 (9) | 15 (13) |
Nothing | 21 (18) | 11 (10) |