背景：澳門自2020年1月22日確診第一例新型冠狀病毒肺炎感染個案，至2020年2月4日增加至10例，為減少疫症進一步蔓延，特區政府陸續頒布停課停工指示，居民家庭照顧模式因此發生改變。目的：了解疫情下澳門居民的家庭照顧壓力。方法：本調查所使用的工具為研究者自編之「澳門家庭在抗疫期間家庭生活及需求調查表」。採用橫斷面問卷調查，研究對象為需要照顧未成年子女或年長家庭成員的澳門居民，採用網絡調查方式，共收到1,736份有效問卷。結果：參與者中89.8%為女性，有71.4%的參與者需要照顧未成年子女；30.7%需要照顧長者；22.4%需要同時照顧子女和長者；在有子女上學的家長中，52.3%的家長需要每天花一小時以上的時間在家協助子女的作業，尤以子女處於小學階段的家長所花的時間較長；此階段的家長壓力也較高，並與家庭成員發生衝突的頻率較多。結論：抗疫期間社會照顧功能缺失，家庭照顧壓力顯著增加，導致家庭衝突增加。建議特區政府在疫情期間，利用網絡平台發放更多有關疫情措施、情緒減壓等資訊，以緩解和協助處理家庭衝突的問題。

Background: The first COVID-19 case was confirmed in Macao on January 22, 2020. By February 4, 2020, Macao had reported 10 cases. The government implemented a series of measures to prevent the new infectious disease from further spreading. As a result, the local businesses and government services were suspended, and schools were closed. These changes induced changes to family care. Objective: This study was to investigate the care burden of family caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Macao. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. The targeted population of the study was family members who needed to take care of minors and/or the family members elderly. An online survey was implemented. Altogether, 1,736 respondents who claimed to be family caregivers participated in the study. Results: Females accounted for 89.8% of respondents. Around 71.4% of the respondents were responsible to take care of children; 30.7% of them were responsible to take care of elderly. About 22.4% had to take care of both children and elderly. Among the caregivers who had school-aged children, 52.3% of them had to spend one to two hours a day accompanying their children on school assignments, with those who had children in primary schools spending more time. In addition, the caregivers who had children in primary schools expressed more care burden and were more likely to have conflicts with children and other family members. Conclusion: Measures taken during the outbreak resulted in reduced care support from the society, leaving care burden to family caregivers. When the local government disseminates information on the infections of the disease, it should provide information on the ways to alleviate anxiety and counselling services for the local families who confine their life inside the household as well.