Group well-child care model for Latino children in immigrant families: Adapting to and learning from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) context.

Abstract

Introduction: Group well-child care (GWCC) is an alternative to traditional pediatric well-child care designed to increase parental social support and peer learning. This mixed methods study explored the adaptation and implementation of GWCC to a virtual format during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 pandemic) among Spanish-speaking Latino immigrant families. Method: Interviews were conducted with eight providers and 10 mothers from May through September 2020. Qualitative analyses used a priori codes based on an implementation science framework. Quantitative data included demographics, the COVID-19 Impact Scale, and virtual group attendance. Bivariate analyses identified correlates of virtual visit attendance. Results: Eighty percent of mothers reported the pandemic had moderately or extremely impacted at least one major life domain such as daily life, food security, or family conflict. Of 27 mothers offered virtual groups, 67% attended. Mothers who attended virtual groups reported lower English proficiency (p = .087) and fewer friends and family members with COVID-19 (M = 1.0 vs. 5.1, p , .05) than those who did not attend. Women described virtual GWCC as acceptable and a source of Nomi S.

Food Insecurity among International Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review

“…( Table 2 ). Thirty-five studies mainly or totally used the term “food insecurity” [ 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 31 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 ], six used “food security” [ 25 , 30 , 32 , 63 , 64 , 65 ], and five used both [ 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ].…”

“…Among the 46 studies included in this scoping review [ 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 ], half of them were conducted in America [ 28 , 29 , 31 , 33 , 40 , 42 , 43 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 <...…”

“…Eleven studies focused exclusively on Latin American migrants (from El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Cuba, Honduras, Puerto Rico, and other countries in Central and South America) [ 28 , 31 , 33 , 42 , 47 , 48 , 54 , 61 , 63 , 69 , 70 ], and two studies included migrants from Oceania (Republic of the Marshall Islands) [ 43 , 49 ]. Ten studies did not specify the region of origin of the migrant population [ 30 , 37 , 46 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 56 , 58 , 59 ]. Seven studies presented a combination of migrants from different regions (including non-EU European countries) [ 29 , 34 , 35 , 55 , 57 , 60 , 68 ] ( Figure 3 ).…”

“…Migrant workers were presented in five papers [ 30 , 34 , 36 , 57 , 60 ], and three papers studied international students [ 39 , 56 , 66 ]. The sample in seven studies included migrant families [ 42 , 46 , 57 , 61 , 67 , 68 , 70 ], and five also included undocumented migrants [ 26 , 35 , 52 , 59 , 60 ].…”

“…Food (in)security was included in all papers, as it was a condition for inclusion. However, among the thirty-seven papers containing original research, food (in)security was the main focus in ten studies [ 39 , 42 , 50 , 51 , 56 , 58 , 62 , 66 , 68 , 69 ], another ten studies focused on migrants’ health and wellbeing [ 34 , 35 , 41 , 53 , 54 , 56 , 57 , 59 , 61 , 65 ], and the impact of COVID-19 on living conditions was the focus in eleven studies [ 36 , 37 , 38 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 55 , 60 , 63 , 64 , 67 ]. Two studies focused on education during the pandemic [ 43 , 52 ], and in one study, the primary outcome was the knowledge and information gathered about COVID-19 [ 40 ].…”