Author(s): Bray, Lucy ; Carter, Bernie ; Blake, Lucy ; Saron, Holly ; Kirton, Jennifer A. ; Robichaud, Fanny ; Avila, Marla [UNESP] ; Ford, Karen ; Nafria, Begonya ; Forsner, Maria ; Nilsson, Stefan ; Chelkowski, Andrea ; Middleton, Andrea ; Rullander, Anna-Clara ; Mattsson, Janet ; Protheroe, Joanne
Date: 2021
Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/207332
Origin: Oasisbr
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
The aim of this study was to examine aspects of children's health literacy; the information sources they were accessing, their information preferences, their perceived understanding of and their reported information needs in relation to COVID-19. An online survey for children aged 7-12 years of age and parent/caregivers from the UK, Sweden, Brazil, Spain, Canada and Australia was conducted between 6th of April and the 1st of June 2020. The surveys included demographic questions and both closed and open questions focussing on access to and understanding of COVID-19 information. Descriptive statistics and qualitative content analysis procedures were conducted. The findings show that parents are the main source of information for children during the pandemic in most countries (89%, n = 347), except in Sweden where school was the main source of information. However, in many cases parents chose to shield, filter or adapt their child's access to information about COVID-19, especially in relation to the death rates within each country. Despite this, children in this study reported knowing that COVID-19 was deadly and spreads quickly. This paper argues for a community rather than individual approach to addressing children's health literacy needs during a pandemic.
Faculty of Health Social Care and Medicine Edge Hill University
UQO Departement de Sciences Infirmieres
Botucatu Medical School - Unesp - Nursing Department
Centre for Education and Research - Nursing and Midwifery Tasmanian Health Service South and University of Tasmania
Sant Joan de Deu Research Foundation
Department of Nursing Faculty of Medicine Umea University
Institute of Health and Care Sciences Centre for Person-Centred Care Sahlgrenska Academy University of Gothenburg
Department of Health Sciences Department of Learning The Swedish Red Cross University College Informatics Management and Ethics LIME Karolinska Institutet
Keele Medical School Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Keele University
Botucatu Medical School - Unesp - Nursing Department
