Annual Research Review: The impact of Covid‐19 on psychopathology in children and young people worldwide: systematic review of studies with pre‐ and within‐pandemic data

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 64(4), P. 611 - 640

Published: Nov. 24, 2022

Background The high volume and pace of research has posed challenges to researchers, policymakers practitioners wanting understand the overall impact pandemic on children young people's mental health. We aimed search for review evidence from epidemiological studies answer question: how health changed in general population people? Methods Four databases (Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE PsychINFO) were searched October 2021, with searches updated February 2022. identify or adolescents a mean age 18 years younger at baseline, that reported change validated measure prepandemic during pandemic. Abstracts full texts double‐screened against inclusion criteria quality assessed using risk bias tool. Studies narratively synthesised, meta‐analyses performed where sufficiently similar. Results 6917 records identified, 51 included review. Only four had rating quality. highly diverse terms design, setting, timing relation pandemic, population, length follow‐up choice measure. Methodological heterogeneity limited potential conduct across studies. Whilst suggested slight deterioration some measures, overall, findings mixed, no clear pattern emerging. Conclusions Our highlight need more harmonised approach this field. Despite sometimes‐inconsistent results our studies, supports existing concerns about Covid‐19 children's services group, given even small changes can have significant provision level. Children people must be prioritised recovery, explicitly considered planning any future response.

Language: Английский

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Depression and anxiety among children and adolescents pre and post COVID-19: A comparative meta-analysis

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Aug. 3, 2022

Published studies in comparing pre and post the COVID-19 pandemic depression anxiety levels among children adolescents yielded incongruent results. Therefore, there is a necessity to perform timely meta-analysis synthesize existing evidence.A total of 10 digital databases (PubMed, Web Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus, ScienceDirect, CNKI, WanFang, CQVIP) were fully searched for eligible published before November 6, 2021. Based on quality assessment results, relevant data extracted higher quality. We combined standardized mean difference (SMD) or prevalence ratio (RR) by using random-effects models. Sensitivity analysis was further performed evaluate heterogeneity included studies.14,508 articles preliminarily identified, after stepwise screening process, 8 eventually. The results showed that SMD score measured GAD-7 0.12 (95% CI: 0.08, 0.17), an significant increase compared with period; SMDs 95% CIs COVID-18 scores PHQ-9, PHQ-8, MFQ 0.17 0.10, 0.24), 0.23 0.38), 0.11 0.06, respectively, also significantly increased period. RR 2.54 2.48, 2.60) period when pre-pandemic.Children reported deteriorated pandemic. More attention should be paid this vulnerable group. Effective, expedient, practical intervention measures which are compatible prevention control policies developed implemented maintain mental health wellbeing youths.

Language: Английский

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Mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during COVID-19 in Australia

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 57(2), P. 213 - 229

Published: April 12, 2022

COVID-19 has led to disruptions the lives of Australian families through social distancing, school closures, a temporary move home-based online learning, and effective lockdown. Understanding effects on child adolescent mental health is important inform policies support communities as they continue face pandemic future crises. This paper sought report symptoms in children adolescents during initial stages (May November 2020) examine their association with child/family characteristics exposure broad environment.An baseline survey was completed by 1327 parents carers aged 4 17 years. Parents/carers reported child's using five measures, including emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, anxiety depressive symptoms. Child/family COVID-related variables were measured.Overall, 30.5%, 26.3% 9.5% our sample scored high very range for problems respectively. Similarly, 20.2% 20.4% clinical A pre-existing diagnosis, neurodevelopmental condition chronic illness significantly predicted parent-reported Parental having close contact applying government financial assistance COVID-19, associated symptoms.Our findings show that experienced considerable levels phase COVID-19. highlights need targeted affected youth, particularly those vulnerabilities.

Language: Английский

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Mental Health Is a Family Affair—Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Associations between Mental Health Problems in Parents and Children during the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(5), P. 4485 - 4485

Published: March 2, 2023

As a multidimensional and universal stressor, the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected mental health of children, adolescents, adults worldwide. In particular, families faced numerous restrictions challenges. From literature, it is well known that parental problems child outcomes are associated. Hence, this review aims to summarize current research on associations symptoms during pandemic. We conducted systematic literature search in Web Science (all databases) identified 431 records, which 83 articles with data over 80,000 were included 38 meta-analyses. A total 25 meta-analyses resulted significant small medium between (r = 0.19 0.46, p < 0.05). The largest effects observed for parenting stress outcomes. dysfunctional parent–child interaction has been as key mechanism transmission disorders. Thus, specific interventions needed foster healthy interactions, promote families, reduce negative impacts

Language: Английский

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Meeting 24-h movement behavior guidelines is linked to academic engagement, psychological functioning, and cognitive difficulties in youth with internalizing problems

Journal of Affective Disorders, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 349, P. 176 - 186

Published: Jan. 6, 2024

Language: Английский

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Relations between Child and Parent Fears and Changes in Family Functioning Related to COVID-19

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(4), P. 1786 - 1786

Published: Feb. 12, 2021

In adults, higher anxiety level related to COVID-19 has been associated with having a pre-existing medical or mental health condition and poor sleep quality. However, no study yet looked at these links in children. The present study's main aim was assess family changes child parent fears concerns about COVID-19. We conducted cross-sectional among 144 families children aged 9-12 years during the lockdown period. Families came from Quebec, Canada, survey done early stages of (April-May 2020). A phone-based assessed COVID-19-related concerns, family-related issues. Results showed more parents have COVID-19, their also has. Moreover, habits were parental Reduced access services If another be put place future, it would important inform on importance schedules maintain increase appointments when possible.

Language: Английский

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Substance, use in relation to COVID-19: A scoping review

Addictive Behaviors, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 127, P. 107213 - 107213

Published: Dec. 18, 2021

Language: Английский

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COVID-19 and mental health in Australia – a scoping review

BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 22(1)

Published: June 15, 2022

Abstract Background The COVID-19 outbreak has spread to almost every country around the world and caused more than 3 million deaths. pandemic triggered enormous disruption in people’s daily lives with profound impacts globally. This also been case Australia, despite country’s comparative low mortality physical morbidity due virus. scoping review aims provide a broad summary of research activity focused on mental health during first 10 months Australia. Results A search Australian literature was conducted between August-November 2020 capture published scientific papers, online reports pre-prints, as well gaps activities. identified 228 unique records total. Twelve general population 30 subpopulation group studies were included review. Conclusions Few able confidently report changes driven by context (at or sub-group level) lack pre-COVID data non-representative sampling. Never-the-less, aggregate, findings show an increase poor over early period 2020. suggest that young people, those pre-existing conditions, financially disadvantaged, experienced greater declines health. need for rapid appears have left some groups under-researched (e.g. Culturally Linguistically Diverse populations Indigenous peoples not studied), methods under-employed there qualitative mixed-methods studies). There is further reviews follow-up results longitudinal emerge understandings impact are refined.

Language: Английский

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The change of psychosocial stress factors in families with infants and toddlers during the COVID-19 pandemic. A longitudinal perspective on the CoronabaBY study from Germany

Frontiers in Pediatrics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: March 18, 2024

Background Over nearly three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a lasting impact on people's lives and mental health worldwide with its far-reaching restrictions concerns about infections other personal consequences. Families were particularly affected showed increased stress psychological problems. Long-term effects cannot be ruled out. So far, data young families are sparse. The present longitudinal analysis ( n = 932) of CoronabaBY study investigated development parenting stress, parental affective symptoms, child's in children aged 0–3 years Germany as well potential influencing factors. Methods observational includes two measurement points over course (baseline follow-up). Data was collected by app using standardized questionnaires. Results N 932 participants, mainly mothers (94.7%) born (93.1%) higher education (61.3% at least high school diploma) comfortable financial situation participated study. Children average 14.7 months old baseline (SD: 12, range: 1–39 months). While proportion parents who perceived stressful decreased significantly from (60%) to follow-up (52.3%), (from 40.1% 45.4%). Both child problems remained constant time, infants crying/feeding/sleeping ranging above pre-pandemic comparative data. Most predictive for baseline. This also true symptoms (depression/anxiety) Conclusions Despite faded restrictions, burdened. Support services do not appear have been sufficient help out their situation. Our results indicate need action regarding low-threshold that effectively reach families. Trial registration pre-registered OSF https://osf.io/search/?q=tksh5&amp;page=1 ).

Language: Английский

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Family Functioning in the Time of COVID-19 Among Economically Vulnerable Families: Risks and Protective Factors

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12

Published: Oct. 6, 2021

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis has been particularly harmful to economically vulnerable families with young children. We surveyed 247 low-income mothers and fathers from 142 in the United States about changes their family life following economic social restrictions imposed by pandemic. examined associations between pandemic-related risk factors such as stressors (e.g., loss of job) exposure virus) on functioning parents' mental health, parent engagement, children's socioemotional behaviors) degree which coparenting support positivity protected negative effects these wellbeing. found both positive associations. Mothers who reported more since pandemic also observed that children behaved prosocially experienced health difficulties during they were less engaged exhibited behavior problems compared before feeling depressed stressed had prosocial behaviors Compared pandemic, a supportive relationship engagement In terms protective factors, high levels (less difficulties) whereas stress These findings highlight processes could promote resilience face stressors.

Language: Английский

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