Journal of Social Behavior and Community Health

en Identifying Concern and Stress of Parents, Students and Teachers with the Social Distance Planning Process and Reopening of Schools during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study سلامت روان Mental Health Original Article Background: With the closure of schools as a result of the social distancing plan, the negative emotions that individuals experience became complicated. Therefore, the present study provided a deep understanding of the concerns and stresses of parents, students, and teachers about the process of social distance planning and reopening of schools during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This directed qualitative content analysis was conducted in 2020. The data for this study were collected through semi-structured interviews with teachers (n=28), students (n=20), and their parents (n=32) in Tuiserkan County. Sampling was performed by purposeful sampling method with the maximum variation. Data analysis was performed simultaneously with data, collected by content analysis method. Results: In general, 90% of participants were stressed and concerned about the social distancing plan and the reopening of schools during Covid-19 pandemic. During data analysis, 74 primary codes, 13 sub-themes and 4 themes were obtained. The themes included predisposing factors (knowledge and attitude), reinforcing factors, enabling factors, and quality of life. Conclusion: Identifying and explaining the concerns and stress of parents, students and teachers about the process of social distance planning and reopening of schools during infectious diseases such as COVID-19 pandemic will help policy-makers and administrators for planning and interventions related to this. Background: With the closure of schools as a result of the social distancing plan, the negative emotions that individuals experience became complicated. Therefore, the present study provided a deep understanding of the concerns and stresses of parents, students, and teachers about the process of social distance planning and reopening of schools during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This directed qualitative content analysis was conducted in 2020. The data for this study were collected through semi-structured interviews with teachers (n=28), students (n=20), and their parents (n=32) in Tuiserkan County. Sampling was performed by purposeful sampling method with the maximum variation. Data analysis was performed simultaneously with data, collected by content analysis method. Results: In general, 90% of participants were stressed and concerned about the social distancing plan and the reopening of schools during Covid-19 pandemic. During data analysis, 74 primary codes, 13 sub-themes and 4 themes were obtained. The themes included predisposing factors (knowledge and attitude), reinforcing factors, enabling factors, and quality of life. Conclusion: Identifying and explaining the concerns and stress of parents, students and teachers about the process of social distance planning and reopening of schools during infectious diseases such as COVID-19 pandemic will help policy-makers and administrators for planning and interventions related to this.   Stress, Parents, Students, School teachers, Covid-19 853 863 http://sbrh.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-436-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Saeed Bashirian bashirian@yahoo.com 0000-0003-2133-087X No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. Majid Barati pa@yahoo.com 0000-0002-5152-1928 No Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. Maryam Afshari afshari_m20@yahoo.com 0000-0001-5967-7575 Yes Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Seyede Somaye Mirmoini mirmoeini@yahoo.com No Occupational Health, Health Center of Tuiserkan, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Javad Zavar Chahar Tagh nargestavakoli64@gmail.com No Public Health, Health Center of Tuiserkan, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.