CUPID COVID-19 Survey: parents’ experience of seeking healthcare for their children during COVID-19, March to May 2020.

The CUPID COVID-19 National Parents Survey, with a sample of 1,044 parents living throughout Ireland, was conducted from 5th June to 10th June 2020 to assess parents’ experience of seeking healthcare for their children during the restrictive public health measures or “lockdown” introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey asked if parents needed to access healthcare for their child since the schools closed on 12th March and the lockdown was announced, and if they decided not to access the healthcare needed. They we also asked their level of hesitancy on accessing such healthcare during lockdown and as the country entered Phase One of reopening, the public health stage at the time of the survey. Respondents were asked if they had one or more of the following concerns on accessing healthcare for their child: contracting Covid-19, services would be too busy, the Government advice was to stay away, the service was needed by others, worried about being judged for using a service if it wasn’t an emergency, not having a car and didn’t want to use public transport, or some other reason. Those who did access healthcare for their child indicated the type of healthcare accessed including face-to-face consultation with a GP, video or telephone consultation, attendance at the emergency department, or accessing another service. Further questions included where respondents sought information about healthcare during the public health restrictions, the health status of members of their household, their experience of contracting and isolating due to COVID-19, and usual accessibility of healthcare. The stress scale from the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) (Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995) was also included in the survey. Demographic information was captured on gender, age, marital status, medical card/GP card ownership, county of resident, level of education, age and number of children, and if the respondent was a healthcare worker.

CUPID新冠疫情全国家长调查纳入1044名遍布爱尔兰的家长作为研究样本，于2020年6月5日至6月10日开展，旨在评估家长在为应对新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情实施的限制性公共卫生措施（即封城，lockdown）期间，为子女寻求医疗服务的经历。该调查询问了自3月12日学校停课、封城措施宣布以来，家长是否曾为子女寻求医疗服务，以及是否存在确有医疗需求却未就诊的情况。同时调研了封城期间，以及该国进入第一阶段重启（即本次调查开展时的公共卫生阶段）时，家长寻求此类医疗服务的犹豫程度。受访者被问及是否存在以下一项或多项为子女寻求医疗服务的顾虑：感染新冠病毒、医疗服务过于拥挤、政府建议远离医疗机构、医疗资源被其他患者占用、担忧因非急诊使用医疗服务而被评判、无私家车且不愿搭乘公共交通工具，或其他原因。曾为子女寻求医疗服务的受访者需说明所就诊的医疗服务类型，包括与全科医生（General Practitioner, GP）面对面问诊、视频或电话问诊、急诊室就诊，或其他医疗服务。后续问题还涵盖受访者在公共卫生限制期间获取医疗服务相关信息的渠道、家庭成员的健康状况、自身感染新冠病毒及因之隔离的经历，以及日常医疗服务的可及性情况。该调查还纳入了抑郁焦虑压力量表（Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, DASS-21）中的压力分量表（Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995）。本次调查收集了受访者的人口统计学信息，包括性别、年龄、婚姻状况、医疗卡/全科医生卡持有情况、居住郡、受教育水平、子女年龄与数量，以及受访者是否为医护人员。