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"You can't replace that feeling of connection to culture and country": Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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dc.contributor.authorKennedy M.
dc.contributor.authorBright T.
dc.contributor.authorGraham S.
dc.contributor.authorHeris C.
dc.contributor.authorBennetts S.K.
dc.contributor.authorFiolet R.
dc.contributor.authorDavis E.
dc.contributor.authorJones K.A.
dc.contributor.authorMohamed J.
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson C.
dc.contributor.authorChamberlain C.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-19T05:29:38Z
dc.date.available2024-11-19T05:29:38Z
dc.date.copyright2022
dc.date.issued2023-03-20en
dc.description.abstractThis Aboriginal-led study explores Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents' experiences of COVID-19. 110 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents were interviewed between October 2020 and March 2022. Participants were recruited through community networks and partner health services in South Australia, Victoria, and Northern Territory, Australia. Participants were predominantly female (89%) and based in Victoria (47%) or South Australia (45%). Inductive thematic analysis identified three themes: (1) Changes to daily living; (2) Impact on social and emotional wellbeing; and (3) Disconnection from family, community, and culture. COVID-19 impacted Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. Disruption to cultural practice, and disconnection from country, family, and community was detrimental to wellbeing. These impacts aggravated pre-existing inequalities and may continue to have greater impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and communities due to intergenerational trauma, stemming from colonisation, violence and dispossession and ongoing systemic racism. We advocate for the development of a framework that ensures an equitable approach to future public health responses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.Copyright © 2022 by the authors.
dc.description.grantNo: 1141593 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: 1158670 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.description.grantNo: 1161065 Organisation: (NHMRC) National Health and Medical Research Council Organisation No: 501100000925 Country: Australia
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol.19(24), 2022.
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416724
dc.identifier.institution(Kennedy) College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Newcastle, NSW 2308, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Kennedy) Hunter Medical Research Institute, Rankin Park, Newcastle, NSW 2287, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Bright, Fiolet, Davis, Jones, Chamberlain) Indigenous Health Equity Unit, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Graham) Department of Infectious Diseases, Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Heris) National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Bennetts) Judith Lumley Centre, School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Melbourne, VIC 3083, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Bennetts, Chamberlain) Intergenerational Health Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC 3052, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Mohamed) Lowitja Institute, Melbourne, VIC 3066, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Atkinson) We Al-Li Pty Ltd., Goolmangar, Lismore, NSW 2480, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Chamberlain) Ngangk Yira Institute for Change, Murdoch University, Perth, WA 6150, Australia
dc.identifier.pubmedid36554604 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=36554604]
dc.identifier.urihttps://lowitja.intersearch.com.au/handle/1/451
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
dc.subject.keywordsInfectious diseases
dc.subject.keywordsMental health
dc.title"You can't replace that feeling of connection to culture and country": Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents' experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
dc.typeArticle

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