A Qualitative Serial Analysis of Drawings by Thirteen-to Fifteen-Year-Old Adolescents in Sweden About the First Wave of the Covid-19 Pandemic DOI Creative Commons
Carol Tishelman, Johanna L. Degen, Sofía Weiss Goitiandía

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Qualitative Health Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 32(8-9), P. 1370 - 1385

Published: May 21, 2022

In this article, we explore the perspectives of 13–15-year-olds living in Sweden about first wave Covid-19 pandemic, through inductive analysis 187 their drawings. Through reconstructive serial picture analysis, three types meaning were derived: (1) A new normal dystopian scenery points to disruption daily life and development praxis a context threat restriction; (2) Disrupted relationships refers these adolescents’ self-portrayal as solitary, without adult guidance or friends prominent; (3) Negative emotions compliant behaviors addresses range negative expressions loss with few proactive strategies illustrated. General existential distress appears drawings, seemingly compounded by both developmental stage other factors addition pandemic context. Drawings suggest restricted repertoire ways dealing challenges confronting adolescents, who seemed feel left own resources.

Language: Английский

Global burden of mental health problems among children and adolescents during COVID-19 pandemic: An umbrella review DOI
Md Mahbub Hossain,

Fazilatun Nesa,

Jyoti Das

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Psychiatry Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 317, P. 114814 - 114814

Published: Aug. 28, 2022

Language: Английский

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Indirect effects of COVID-19 on child and adolescent mental health: an overview of systematic reviews DOI Creative Commons
Leila Harrison, Bianca Carducci, Jonathan D. Klein

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BMJ Global Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 7(12), P. e010713 - e010713

Published: Dec. 1, 2022

Introduction To control the spread of COVID-19, mitigation strategies have been implemented globally, which may unintended harmful effects on child and adolescent mental health. This study aims to synthesise indirect health impacts children adolescents globally due COVID-19 strategies. Methods We included relevant reviews from MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, LILACS, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library Web Science until January 2022 that examined impact COVID-19-related lockdown stay-at-home measures adolescents. Data extraction quality assessments were completed independently in duplicate by BC LH. A Measurement Tool Assess Systematic Reviews-2 was used assess methodological quality. Results Eighteen systematic reviews, comprising 366 primary studies, found a pooled prevalence 32% for depression (95% CI: 27 38, n=161 673) anxiety 37, n=143 928) following measures. Subgroup analyses also uncovered important differences both World Health Organization regions with few studies Africa relative high burden Eastern Mediterranean region. Conclusions Our findings reveal during pandemic, compared prepandemic estimates. These highlight urgency governments policymakers strengthen systems recovery, especially low-and middle-income countries where compounding psychological stress, access affordability care discrepant reporting this population remains challenge. provide insight into how alter reduce negative consequences well-being future pandemics. PROSPERO registration number CRD42022309348.

Language: Английский

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Children's excessive digital media use, mental health problems and the protective role of parenting during COVID-19 DOI

Bar Shutzman,

Naama Gershy

Computers in Human Behavior, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 139, P. 107559 - 107559

Published: Nov. 11, 2022

Language: Английский

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A cross-sectional investigation of psychosocial stress factors in German families with children aged 0–3 years during the COVID-19 pandemic: initial results of the CoronabaBY study DOI Creative Commons
Catherine Buechel, Ina Nehring, Clara Seifert

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 16(1)

Published: May 17, 2022

Psychosocial stress during the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing particularly in parents. Although being specifically vulnerable to negative environmental exposures, research on psychosocial factors infants' and toddlers' families so far sparse. The CoronabaBY study investigates perceived burden, parenting parent child mental health problems with children aged 0-3 years Bavaria, Southern Germany. Further, relationships between these stressors are examined sociodemographic characteristics that may be predictive of will explored.

Language: Английский

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Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of children and young people: an umbrella review DOI Open Access
Leonardo Bevilacqua, Lana Fox-Smith,

Amy Lewins

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Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 77(11), P. 704 - 709

Published: Aug. 24, 2023

Over the past 3 years, a multitude of studies have highlighted impact COVID-19 pandemic on mental health children and young people (CYP). In this umbrella review, we synthesise global evidence CYP from existing systematic reviews with and/or without meta-analysis.Adopting Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses guidelines, evaluated 349 citations identified 24 eligible medium to high methodological quality be reviewed narratively.Most reported prevalence anxiety disorders, depression, suicidal behaviour, eating disorders other problems. Most that used data at multiple time points indicate significant increase in problems CYP, particularly females older adolescents.Multipronged psychosocial care services, policies programmes are needed alleviate burden as consequence associated measures.CRD42021276312.

Language: Английский

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Self-reported changes in sleep patterns and behavior in children and adolescents during COVID-19 DOI Creative Commons
Kathrin Bothe, Manuel Schabus, Esther‐Sevil Eigl

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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Nov. 27, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns worldwide forced children adolescents to change adapt their lives an unprecedented situation. Using online survey, we investigated whether they showed changes in sleep quality other related factors due this event. Between February 21st, 2021 April 19th, 2021, a total of 2,290 Austrian (6-18 years) reported habits as well physical activity, daylight exposure usage media devices during and, retrospectively, before the pandemic. Results overall delay wake times. Almost twice many respondents having sleeping problems compared before, with insomnia, nightmares daytime sleepiness being most prevalent problems. Furthermore, poor correlated positively anxiety. Lastly, results from regular irregular bedtimes COVID-19, higher napping rates, strong very decrease activity exposure, high increase consumption. We conclude that adolescent is concerning. Thus, health promoting measures programs should be implemented enforced.

Language: Английский

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The interplay among individuals’ distress, daily activities, and perceptions of COVID-19 and neighborhood cohesion: A study using network analysis DOI Creative Commons

Zhenchuan Yang,

Jianwei Huang, Mei‐Po Kwan

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 19(1), P. e0293157 - e0293157

Published: Jan. 18, 2024

The reduction of social interactions through non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) has been shown to effectively curb COVID-19 transmission. However, these control measures were often accompanied by changes in people’s daily routines and constraints on their activity space, which could lead mental distress (i.e., anxiety depression). This study examined the interplay among individuals’ anxiety, depression, activities, perceptions neighborhood cohesion. Taking Hong Kong as an example, online survey (N = 376) was conducted collect data from participants between March 14 May 11, 2022. include respondents’ self-reported depressive symptoms, activities (e.g., smartphone use), possibility infecting COVID-19), Using network analysis, we found that excessive use, life disturbance COVID-19, a community with people getting along well each other significant factors associated participants’ depression. critical path observed NPIs reduced human mobility, led delayed bedtime, increased distress. We also infection severity mobility flexibility, may further Our results demonstrated high education levels vulnerable. These provided important insights for designing appropriate without generating deleterious impacts health future.

Language: Английский

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Depressive Symptoms and Their Associated Factors in Vocational–Technical School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic DOI Open Access
Michele da Silva Valadão Fernandes, Thays Martins Vital da Silva, Priscilla Rayanne e Silva Noll

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 19(6), P. 3735 - 3735

Published: March 21, 2022

The objectives of this study were to compare the prevalence depressive symptoms, behavioral habits, and QoL in students from two vocational-technical schools, determine association symptoms with habits quality life (QoL) these during COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional survey was conducted attending institution Brazilian Federal Network Professional, Scientific Technological Education. answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic variables, situations related pandemic, QoL, symptoms. outcome variable presence assessed using Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Poisson regression analysis robust variance performed. total 343 participated (women, 55.7%; mean age 16.1 ± 0.93 years). among 43.4% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 38.0-49.0), significantly associated being female (prevalence ratio [PR] 1.72; 95% CI: 1.31-2.27); 10th grade (PR: 1.80; 1.18-2.76) 9th (PR 2.08; 1.37-3.18); social isolation 2.04; 1.00-4.14); hunger due lack food at home 1.78; 1.33-2.39); low physical activity levels 1.68; 1.09-2.59); moderate 2.87, 1.68-4.89) 5.66; 3.48-9.19). results emphasize importance interventions aimed mainly those initial years high school, addition activity, safety, improve mental health students.

Language: Английский

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The Impact of Chronic Stress Related to COVID-19 on Eating Behaviors and the Risk of Obesity in Children and Adolescents DOI Open Access
Iwona Piątkowska‐Chmiel, Paulina Krawiec, Karolina Ziętara

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Nutrients, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 16(1), P. 54 - 54

Published: Dec. 23, 2023

During the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in incidence of overweight and obesity children was observed. It appears that unhealthy food choices, unbalanced diet, a sedentary lifestyle, as well experiencing stress related to may be contributing this disturbing trend. Chronic is significant factor eating disorders youngsters, involving medical, molecular, psychological elements. Individuals under chronic often focus on appearance weight, leading negative body image disrupted relationships with food, resulting behaviors. also impacts hormonal balance, reducing satiety hormone leptin elevating appetite-stimulating ghrelin, fostering increased hunger uncontrolled snacking. Two systems, hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis sympathetic system adrenal medulla, are activated response stress, causing impaired secretion noradrenaline cortisol. Stress-related mechanisms encompass oxidative neuroinflammation, insulin resistance, neurohormonal neurotransmission disorders. Stress induces risk by disrupting blood sugar regulation fat storage. affects gut microbiome, potentially influencing inflammation metabolic processes linked obesity. In conclusion, multifaceted for children, necessitating comprehensive understanding effective preventive intervention strategies amid escalating prevalence childhood

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The effects of Covid-19 related policies on neurocognitive face processing in the first four years of life DOI Creative Commons
Carlijn van den Boomen,

Anna C Praat,

Caroline Junge

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Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 72, P. 101506 - 101506

Published: Jan. 9, 2025

In response to Covid-19, western governments introduced policies that likely resulted in a reduced variety of facial input. This study investigated how this affected neural representations face processing: speed processing; categorization (differentiating faces from houses); and emotional processing happy, fearful, neutral expressions), infants (five or ten months old) children (three years old). We compared participants tested before (total N = 462) versus during 473) the pandemic-related policies, used electroencephalography record brain activity. Event Related Potentials showed faster three-year-olds but not policies. However, there were no meaningful differences between two Covid-groups regarding categorization, indicating fundamental process is resilient despite contrast, emotions was affected: across ages, while pre-pandemic differential activity, during-pandemic did neurocognitively differentiate happy fearful expressions. effect primarily attributed amplitude faces. Given these findings present only later components (P400 Nc), suggests post-pandemic have familiarity attention towards

Language: Английский

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