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Family and community impacts of COVID-19

Since the first English lockdown in March 2020 we have been working with our Born in Bradford (including Born in Bradford, Born in Bradford’s Better Start, BiB4All) families and the CARE75+ cohort to understand the impacts of the COVID-19 on various aspects of life including wellbeing, health, household finances and education. Our series of longitudinal surveys are developed in partnership with local decision makers and communities. We are also undertaking in-depth research the impacts of COVID-19 on child wellbeing and health beliefs and attitudes to COVID-19. Through ActEarly we are working with our UCL partners to understand how these impacts may be similar or differ for residents of Bradford District and Tower Hamlets.

Jackie’s Story: The personal resonance of a public health crisis

https://soundcloud.com/bridgetlockyer/jackies-story-the-personal-resonance-of-a-public-health-crisis

This is an audio story produced by Senior Research Fellow, Dr Bridget Lockyer. Based on an interview study conducted in 2020, it explores one woman’s experience of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jackie faced illness, bereavement, difficulties accessing health services and online misinformation during the first UK lockdown, which left her feeling abandoned, alone and confused. These experiences and feelings clouded her trust in the NHS and increased her uncertainty around taking a Covid-19 vaccine. Through her personal narrative, we can better understand how social context, experience and emotions shape people’s relationships with health and health services.

Briefings and reports

Report: Experiences of the 6-12 month post-partum period during the COVID-19 pandemic, February 2022
Interim report: Experiences of birth and 6-month post-partum period during the COVID-19 pandemic, October 2021
Summary of the free-text findings from Phase 2 (Oct – Dec 2020) of the Born in Bradford Covid-19 Child Survey, September 2021
Will we ever return to normality?…..Findings from Phase 2 (Oct – Dec 2020) of the Born in Bradford Covid-19 Adult Survey, September 2021
Key findings from Covid-19 Briefing Report, August 2021
Interim report: Experiences of pregnancy and birth during the COVID-19 pandemic, May 2021
Children’s physical activity during Covid-19 from the Born in Bradford Cohort, February 2021
The range and accessibility of food aid provision in Bradford, and the impact of COVID-19, January 2021
The impact of COVID-19 on learning and wellbeing, November 2020
Her whole little life has changed dramatically. Findings of a qualitative study into children’s mental wellbeing in Bradford during Covid-19, November 2020
I think I am falling behind: Findings of the Born in Bradford Covid-19 Children Survey, August 2020
Findings of the First 1000 Participants in the Born in Bradford Covid-19 Parents Survey, 19th June 2020 and summary slides
Socially Vulnerable Groups, June 2020
Child Wellbeing pre-COVID-19, June 2020
Community Soft Intelligence – Key issues noted across various communities in Bradford District after the COVID-19 outbreak and lockdown May 2020
Vulnerable Groups and Recovery, April 2020

Webinars

Bradford Schools Head Teachers webinar (August 2020)
Bradford Schools Head Teachers webinar (July 2020)

Protocol

McEachan RRC, Dickerson J, Bridges S et al. The Born in Bradford COVID-19 Research Study: Protocol for an adaptive mixed methods research study to gather actionable intelligence on the impact of COVID-19 on health inequalities amongst families living in Bradford [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]. Wellcome Open Res 2020, 5:191 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16129.1)

Questionnaires

Family and child surveys

• BiB Family Questionnaire Round 2 October 2020

• BiBBS Family Questionnaire Round 2 October 2020

• BiB Child Questionnaire Round 2 October 2020

• BiBs Family Questionnaire Round 1 April 2020

• BiBs Child Questionnaire Round 1 May 2020

• BiBs Child Questionnaire – Parent Supplement Round 1 May 2020

• CARE75+ Older Peoples Questionnaire Round 1 May 2020

Pregnancy and postpartum surveys

• BiBs Postpartum Questionnaire December 2020

• BiBs Pregnancy Questionnaire December 2020

• BiBs Pregnancy Questionnaire June 2020

Publications

Bingham DD, Daly-Smith A, Hall J, Seims A, Dogra SA, Fairclough SJ, et al.(2021) Covid-19 lockdown: Ethnic differences in children’s self-reported physical activity and the importance of leaving the home environment. A longitudinal and cross-sectional study from the Born in Bradford birth cohort study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. In press. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-021-01183-y
Pickett KE, Ajebon M, Hou B, Kelly B, Bird PK, Dickerson J, et al. Vulnerabilities in child wellbeing among primary school children: a cross-sectional study in Bradford, UK. medRxiv. 2021:2021.01.10.21249538
Lockyer, B, Islam, S, Rahman, A, et al; the Bradford Institute for Health Research Covid-19 Scientific Advisory Group. Understanding COVID-19 misinformation and vaccine hesitancy in context: Findings from a qualitative study involving citizens in Bradford, UK. Health Expect. 2021; 24: 1158– 1167. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13240
Brown L, Mossabir R, Harrison N, Brundle C, Smith J, Clegg A, Life in lockdown: a telephone survey to investigate the impact of COVID-19 lockdown measures on the lives of older people (≥75 years), Age and Ageing, 2020; afaa255, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa255
Dickerson J, Kelly B, Lockyer B et al. Experiences of lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic: descriptive findings from a survey of families in the Born in Bradford study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Res 2021, 5:228 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16317.2)
Power M, Doherty B, Pybus K and Pickett K. How Covid-19 has exposed inequalities in the UK food system: The case of UK food and poverty [version 2; peer review: 5 approved]. Emerald Open Res 2020, 2:11 (https://doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.13539.2)