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

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.