The impact of COVID-19 on rural treatment-seeking families with children with overweight or obesity
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Identifier
DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2022.2041419
Abstract
To examine the early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rural parental stress and family behaviors, parents who participated in a 2nd-4th grade pediatric obesity intervention completed a survey in May 2020. Parents (N = 77) experienced 7.8 ± 2.7 events on the COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales (CEFIS) with an average impact of 2.5 ± 0.5, with many parents reporting moderate stress (73%). Parental stress was predictive of personal well-being getting “worse” while loss of income events were predictive of family routines getting “better.” Professionals working with rural families may want to assess for these factors when promoting positive changes in family health behaviors.
Journal Title
Children's Health Care
Volume
51
Issue
3
First Page
300
Last Page
315
Keywords
Diet; Nutrition; Physical Activity; Exercise; Stress; Coronavirus; SARS-COV2; Rural
Recommended Citation
Bethany Forseth, Kelsey M. Dean, Megan Murray, Haley J Killian, Dana Bakula, Rebecca E. Swinburn Romine, Kandace Fleming, Christie A Befort, Keisha M. England, Rohit Bhagat, Maheen Bangash, Meredith L. Dreyer Gillette, Eve-Lynn Nelson & Ann M Davis (2022) The impact of COVID-19 on rural treatment-seeking families with children with overweight or obesity, Children's Health Care, 51:3, 300-315, DOI: 10.1080/02739615.2022.2041419
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Comments
This study was funded by the National Institutes of Health (grant NR016255; PI Davis).