Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Family Structural Dimensions: A Correlational Study
The COVID-19 pandemic caused changes in the families’ social support network, employment status, and family income, which are the focus of attention of family health nurses. This study aims to describe the pandemic’s repercussions in the areas of attention of the structural dimension of families acc...
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| author | Margarida Silva Manuela Ferreira Helena Loureiro Teresa Kraus Angelica Santos Maria Henriqueta Figueiredo |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic caused changes in the families’ social support network, employment status, and family income, which are the focus of attention of family health nurses. This study aims to describe the pandemic’s repercussions in the areas of attention of the structural dimension of families according to the Dynamic Model of Family Assessment and Intervention, as perceived by Portuguese families, and to relate the changes in their employment status according to the variables of the structural dimension. A quantitative, descriptive, and correlational study was conducted using snowball sampling. A questionnaire of sociodemographic characterization and assessment of the family structural dimension according to the model’s operational matrix was applied to 235 family members. Changes were found in their employment status; family income; intensity and frequency of contact with family, friends, and coworkers; frequency of contact with educational/health/religious institutions and community groups; cultural activities; and housing comfort conditions such as the use of heating/air conditioning, gas, and water consumption. Changes in employment status were related to family income, interaction with friends, frequency of cultural activities, and use of air conditioning and heating. Knowing the implications of the pandemic on the family’s structural dimension results in a nursing intervention more focused on family needs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2261898bf2c64a989e524ed22d2527ec2023-11-19T10:20:07ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252023-08-011391590159910.3390/ejihpe13090115Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Family Structural Dimensions: A Correlational StudyMargarida Silva0Manuela Ferreira1Helena Loureiro2Teresa Kraus3Angelica Santos4Maria Henriqueta Figueiredo5Nursing Health Sciences Research Unit, Nursing School of Coimbra, Avenida Bissaya Barreto, 3046-851 Coimbra, PortugalNursing School of Oliveira de Azeméis, CINTESIS@RISE Rua da Cruz Vermelha, 1002, 3720-126 Oliveira de Azeméis, PortugalHealth School, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, PortugalHealth School, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Morro do Lena, Alto do Vieiro.4137, 2411-901 Leiria, PortugalFamily Health Unit, Grouping of Health Centers Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde, 4485-460 Vila do Conde, PortugalNursing School of Porto, CINTESIS@RISE, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, PortugalThe COVID-19 pandemic caused changes in the families’ social support network, employment status, and family income, which are the focus of attention of family health nurses. This study aims to describe the pandemic’s repercussions in the areas of attention of the structural dimension of families according to the Dynamic Model of Family Assessment and Intervention, as perceived by Portuguese families, and to relate the changes in their employment status according to the variables of the structural dimension. A quantitative, descriptive, and correlational study was conducted using snowball sampling. A questionnaire of sociodemographic characterization and assessment of the family structural dimension according to the model’s operational matrix was applied to 235 family members. Changes were found in their employment status; family income; intensity and frequency of contact with family, friends, and coworkers; frequency of contact with educational/health/religious institutions and community groups; cultural activities; and housing comfort conditions such as the use of heating/air conditioning, gas, and water consumption. Changes in employment status were related to family income, interaction with friends, frequency of cultural activities, and use of air conditioning and heating. Knowing the implications of the pandemic on the family’s structural dimension results in a nursing intervention more focused on family needs.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/9/115COVID-19pandemicsfamily nursingfamily characteristicsfamily structurework–life balance |
| spellingShingle | Margarida Silva Manuela Ferreira Helena Loureiro Teresa Kraus Angelica Santos Maria Henriqueta Figueiredo Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Family Structural Dimensions: A Correlational Study European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education COVID-19 pandemics family nursing family characteristics family structure work–life balance |
| title | Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Family Structural Dimensions: A Correlational Study |
| title_full | Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Family Structural Dimensions: A Correlational Study |
| title_fullStr | Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Family Structural Dimensions: A Correlational Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Family Structural Dimensions: A Correlational Study |
| title_short | Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Family Structural Dimensions: A Correlational Study |
| title_sort | implications of the covid 19 pandemic on the family structural dimensions a correlational study |
| topic | COVID-19 pandemics family nursing family characteristics family structure work–life balance |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/9/115 |
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