Lessons Learned-The Impact of the Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on German Waldorf Parents' Support Needs and Their Rating of Children's Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.

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dc.contributor.authorVagedes, Jan
dc.contributor.authorMichael, Karin
dc.contributor.authorSobh, Mohsen
dc.contributor.authorIslam, Mohammad O A
dc.contributor.authorKuderer, Silja
dc.contributor.authorJeske, Christian
dc.contributor.authorKaman, Anne
dc.contributor.authorMartin, David
dc.contributor.authorVagedes, Katrin
dc.contributor.authorErhart, Michael
dc.contributor.authorRavens-Sieberer, Ulrike
dc.contributor.authorZdražil, Tomáš
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-06T16:34:12Z
dc.date.available2024-10-06T16:34:12Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-09
dc.description.abstractBackground: COVID-19-related lockdowns and homeschooling have imposed a substantial burden on school-aged children and parents. Waldorf education is a reform-educational concept. Little is known about the situation of German Waldorf families under pandemic conditions. Methods: A cross-sectional, online, parent-proxy survey was conducted regarding the third pandemic wave. The primary outcome was parents’ support needs, assessed with questions from the German COPSY (COVID-19 and PSYchological Health) study; the secondary outcome was children’s HRQoL (KIDSCREEN-10, proxy version). Results: We analyzed questionnaires from 431 parents of 511 Waldorf students aged 7 to 17 years. While 70.8% of Waldorf parents (WPs) reported a general need for support in dealing with their children, 59.9% of COPSY parents (CPs) indicated this need. WPs’ support needs in dealing with their children’s academic demands were similar to CPs’ needs but relatively higher in terms of dealing with emotions and moods, behavior, and relationships within the family. WPs sought support mainly from school and teachers (65.6%). Support needs were high, although WPs rated their children’s HRQoL higher than CPs. Conclusions: Our results underline the substantial pandemic-related burden on families across school types. WPs participating in this survey gave evidence that supports should focus on academic demands as well as psychosocial issues. Keywords: COVID-19; pandemic; coronavirus; homeschooling; Waldorf school; child health-related quality of life; parent support need
dc.identifier.citationVagedes, J., Michael, K., Sobh, M., Islam, M. O. A., Kuderer, S., Jeske, C., Kaman, A., Martin, D., Vagedes, K., Erhart, M., Ravens-Sieberer, U., & Zdražil, T. (2023). Lessons Learned—The Impact of the Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on German Waldorf Parents’ Support Needs and Their Rating of Children’s Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey. <i>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health</i>, 20(6), Article 6. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064756
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064756
dc.identifier.issn1660-4601
dc.identifier.other36981668
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/710
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectWaldorf school
dc.subjectchild health-related quality of life
dc.subjectcoronavirus
dc.subjecthomeschooling
dc.subjectpandemic
dc.subjectparent support need
dc.subject.meshQuality of Life--Psychological Well-Being
dc.subject.meshCross-Sectional Studies
dc.titleLessons Learned-The Impact of the Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on German Waldorf Parents' Support Needs and Their Rating of Children's Health-Related Quality of Life: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleInt J Environ Res Public Health
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