The COVID-19 pandemic has been a great challenge, especially for families. We aimed
to analyze the impact of the pandemic on childcare for and the work–family balance of pediatric
surgeons in Germany. An anonymized questionnaire on the working and familial situation before
and during the COVID-19 pandemic was sent to the members of the German Society of Pediatric
Surgery and trainees in pediatric surgery (April–July 2021). One-hundred-fifty-three participants
(59% female) completed the questionnaire. A total of 16% of the males and 62% of the females worked
part-time. Most (68%) had underage children. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 36% reported a
decrease in patients and interventions, and 55% reported an increase in the organizational workrelated burden. Childcare for underage children during lockdown was organized mainly with the
help of institutional emergency childcare (45%), staying home (34%), one parent working from a
home office (33%), or staying home by themselves (34%). Before the lockdown, 54% reported a good
work–family balance. During the lockdown, this worsened by 42%. Most of the families had to
organize themselves. Different means such as a home office, flexible working hours, and different
models for childcare can help to improve the situation.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:DRESDEN/oai:qucosa:de:qucosa:92794 |
| Date | 25 July 2024 |
| Creators | Schmedding, Andrea, Assion, Claudia, Mayer, Steffi, Brunner, Annika |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Source Sets | Hochschulschriftenserver (HSSS) der SLUB Dresden |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, doc-type:article, info:eu-repo/semantics/article, doc-type:Text |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Relation | 2673-4095, 10.3390/surgeries3030027 |
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