Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 28, 2022
Abstract
Background
Very
few
studies
compared
the
rates
of
child
psychiatry
diagnoses
between
initial
phase
pandemic
and
pre-pandemic
records
in
clinical
samples.
This
study
from
Istanbul
aimed
to
compare
adolescent
psychiatric
admissions
diagnosis
first
three
months
pandemic,
previous
same
year
year.
Methods
Children
adolescents
were
grouped
according
admission
dates.
Group
A,
March
11
June
1
2020;
B,
January
1st
2020
and;
C,
2019.
Only
interviews
Kiddie
Schedule
for
Affective
Disorders
Schizophrenia-Present
Lifetime
Version
(K-SADS-PL)
interview
included.
Results
The
total
number
n
=
1052
group
5792
B
5800
C.
In
A;
mean
age
sample
was
11.21
±
3.77
(%33
girls),
while
findings
10.42
3.91
(%34
girls)
10.02
3.87
respectively.
Regarding
diagnostic
groups;
Autism
Spectrum
Disorder
(ASD),
Obsessive
Compulsive
(OCD)/Tic
Intellectual
Disability
(ID)
found
be
higher
A
than
C
(for
ASD,
6.4%,
4.3%
3.6%;
OCD/Tic
2.9%,
1.8%,
1.7%;
ID,
3.7%,
2.5%,
2.1%,
respectively)
(p
<
0.001).
Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity
(ADHD)
only
(59.8%,
49.7%,
Depression
(4.1%,
2.2%,
Conduct
(CD)
lower
(3.6%,
0.005).
Adjustment
(AD)
others
(psychiatric
problems
apart
aforementioned
diagnoses)
AD,
0.7%,
3.1%,
3.4%;
3.3%,
12.6%,
9.6%,
Discussion
Child
rates,
related
healthcare
needs,
change
significantly
during
inital
period.
with
neurodevelopmental
disorders
appear
more
affected
other
groups.
Investigación e Innovación Clínica y Quirúrgica Pediátrica,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
2(1)
Published: April 22, 2024
Introducción:
La
pandemia
de
COVID-19
ha
planteado
desafíos
adaptación
para
los
niños
con
el
trastorno
del
espectro
autista
(TEA)
debido
a
la
interrupción
rutinas
y
servicios
salud
educativos.
Objetivo:
revisión
alcance
tiene
como
objetivo
examinar
e
integrar
literatura
sobre
indicadores
mental
TEA
durante
COVID-19,
centrándose
en
aspectos
emocionales,
sociales,
conductuales
cognitivos.
Métodos:
Se
realizó
una
búsqueda
sistemática
estudios
PubMed,
Google
Scholar,
PsycINFO,
ScienceDirect
Cochrane
Central
entre
enero
febrero
2024.
Resultados:
identificaron
25
que
exploraban
diversos
pandemia.
Solo
tres
estos
desarrollaron
metodología
permitía
evaluar
cambios
pre
post
mediante
creación
cohortes
preestablecidas
seguimiento
antes
brote.
Aunque
algunos
indicaron
estabilidad
o
mejoras
mental,
se
varios
factores
podrían
empeorar
síntomas
estrés
cuidadores,
bajo
ingreso
económico
terapias
presenciales.
Conclusión:
Los
resultados
revisados
no
son
concluyentes
limitaciones
metodológicas
diseños
investigación.
hallazgos
sugieren
necesidad
desarrollar
enfoques
metodológicos
más
sólidos
consistentes
impacto
eventos
estresantes
TEA,
énfasis
largo
plazo
permitan
comprensión
completa
efectos
lo
tiempo.
Autism,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
28(10), P. 2612 - 2622
Published: May 28, 2024
Autistic
children
are
more
likely
to
have
sleep
difficulties
and
experience
adverse
childhood
experiences.
Adverse
experiences
can
include
parental
divorce,
bullying,
or
witnessing
violence.
We
also
know
that
in
families
who
resilient
(e.g.
connected,
work
together,
help
each
other)
less
impacted
by
Our
study
examined
whether
there
was
a
relationship
between
duration
autistic
children.
wanted
find
out
family
resilience
protects
from
the
negative
impact
of
on
duration.
used
data
3247
parent
surveys
about
their
we
got
National
Survey
Children's
Health.
found
with
get
sleep.
were
results
show
helps
weaken
sleep,
so
it
is
important
build
resilience.
Psychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34(3), P. 245 - 251
Published: Sept. 27, 2024
:
This
study
from
Istanbul
aimed
to
compare
the
child
and
adolescent
psychiatric
admissions
diagnosis
rates
between
first
3
months
of
pandemic,
previous
in
same
year,
year.
Frontiers in Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Oct. 11, 2024
Objective
This
study
explores
the
health
information
needs
of
individuals
with
autism
spectrum
disorder
(ASD)
and
their
caregivers
in
post-COVID-19
era
by
analyzing
discussions
from
Reddit,
a
popular
social
media
platform.
Methods
Utilizing
mixed-method
approach
that
integrates
qualitative
content
analysis
quantitative
sentiment
analysis,
we
analyzed
user-generated
“r/autism”
subreddit
to
identify
recurring
themes
sentiments.
Results
The
uncovered
key
themes,
including
symptoms,
diagnostic
challenges,
caregiver
experiences,
treatment
options,
stigma,
reflecting
diverse
concerns
within
ASD
community.
revealed
predominance
positive
across
discussions,
although
significant
instances
neutral
negative
sentiments
were
also
present,
indicating
varied
experiences
perspectives
among
community
members.
Among
machine
learning
models
used
for
classification,
Bi-directional
Long
Short-Term
Memory
(Bi-LSTM)
model
achieved
highest
performance,
demonstrating
validation
accuracy
95.74%.
Conclusions
findings
highlight
need
improved
digital
platforms
resources
address
specific
community,
particularly
enhancing
access
reliable
fostering
supportive
environments.
These
insights
can
guide
future
interventions
policies
aimed
at
improving
well-being
autistic
persons
caregivers.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 18, 2024
Lockdown
imposed
by
the
COVID
19
pandemic
increased
time
families
spent
together
at
home.
A
negative
impact
of
lock-down
on
children
with
autism
has
been
reported.
Few
studies
described
positive
parents'
presence
severity
their
children's
symptoms
during
lockdown.
To
describe
COVID-19
lockdown
evolution
Children'
Symptoms
and
emotional
status
to
determine
which
variables
had
a
or
features
in
Kinshasa.
From
April
15
July
15,
2020,
we
analyzed
core
68
correlated
these
findings
parent
home
We
performed
multivariate
logistic
regression
assess
factors
associated
improvement
after
adjustment
sex,
age
ASD
diagnosis,
education,
occupation,
child's
occupancy
time,
parent's
depression,
comorbidities
children.
Parents
reported
symptom
42.6%
Factors
positively
associate
were
for
more
than
8
h
per
day,
social
communication
autonomy.
In
contrast,
severe
moderate
depression
parents
main
autistic
The
home,
improved
child
autonomy
symptoms.
On
other
hand,
parental
aggravated
Kinshasa/DRC.
These
emphasize
importance
physical
as
well
length
they
spend
ASD.
addition,
show
that
depressive
feelings
have
Turkish Journal of Applied Social Work,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 1, 2024
Purpose:
The
aim
of
this
study
was
to
determine
the
levels
quality
life
and
spiritual
needs
caregivers
children
with
“Autism
Spectrum
Disorder”,
examine
relationship
between
two
variables
sociodemographic
characteristics
that
may
influence
variables.
Methods:
Descriptive,
cross-sectional
study.
population
consisted
(n=230)
autistic
registered
in
public
rehabilitation
centers.
187
were
reached
using
convenience
sampling
method.
data
collected
online
via
"Google
Forms"
from
September
30,
2021,
August
2022.
"Sociodemographic
Data
Form,"
"Quality
Life
Autism
Questionnaire-Parent
Version,"
"Spirituality
Scale"
evaluated
descriptive
statistics,
independent
t-tests,
one-way
ANOVA,
correlation
analysis.
Post-hoc
Bonferroni
correction
applied
(p
<
0.05).
Results:
Disorder
above
average,
their
spirituality
high.
weak.
Quality
scores
varied
based
on
age,
gender,
educational
status,
occupation,
income
level,
proximity
child,
chronic
disease
age
child.
Spirituality
gender
caregiver
level
closeness
Conclusions:
As
a
result,
measured
during
pandemic
are
high
is
at
can
be
improved.
Sociodemographic
cause
differences
scores.
The
COVID-19
pandemic
has
impacted
greatly
the
mental
health
of
children
with
special
educational
needs
and
disabilities
(SEND).
We
performed
a
systematic
review
to
investigate
whether
impact
was
universal
or
restricted
specific
groups.
Following
PRISMA
guidelines,
2500
search
results,
66
studies
were
included
in
our
analysis
as
they
met
inclusion
criteria
concerning:
a)
SEND;
b)
focus
on
COVID-19;
c)
longitudinal
cross-sectional
design;
d)
quantitative
qualitative
measures;
e)
wellbeing
outcomes.
Our
suggests
that
there
negative
change
universally
for
SEND.
Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
12(16), P. 5363 - 5363
Published: Aug. 18, 2023
Home
confinement
during
the
COVID-19
outbreak
had
psychological
effects
that
continue
to
be
explored
by
researchers.
This
study
investigated
factors
influencing
mental
health
of
mothers
caring
for
special
needs
children
in
Italy's
first
lockdown.
Specifically,
we
relationships
between
emotional
states
depression,
anxiety,
stress,
perceived
distress
related
home
confinement,
coping
strategies,
and
other
contextual
variables
(such
as
opportunities
distance
learning
remote
working)
a
group
68
with
matched
typically
developing
children.
Data
from
an
online
survey
showed
no
significant
difference
two
groups.
However,
research
revealed
being
worker
was
predictor
reduced
stress
needs,
while
In
addition,
found
hyperarousal
symptoms
were
predictive
intrusive
thoughts
avoidance
conclusion,
further
is
needed
develop
effective
support
intervention
strategies
families
deeply
investigate
impact
flexible
work
arrangements
social
aid
on
non-emergency
settings.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 28, 2022
Abstract
Background
Very
few
studies
compared
the
rates
of
child
psychiatry
diagnoses
between
initial
phase
pandemic
and
pre-pandemic
records
in
clinical
samples.
This
study
from
Istanbul
aimed
to
compare
adolescent
psychiatric
admissions
diagnosis
first
three
months
pandemic,
previous
same
year
year.
Methods
Children
adolescents
were
grouped
according
admission
dates.
Group
A,
March
11
June
1
2020;
B,
January
1st
2020
and;
C,
2019.
Only
interviews
Kiddie
Schedule
for
Affective
Disorders
Schizophrenia-Present
Lifetime
Version
(K-SADS-PL)
interview
included.
Results
The
total
number
n
=
1052
group
5792
B
5800
C.
In
A;
mean
age
sample
was
11.21
±
3.77
(%33
girls),
while
findings
10.42
3.91
(%34
girls)
10.02
3.87
respectively.
Regarding
diagnostic
groups;
Autism
Spectrum
Disorder
(ASD),
Obsessive
Compulsive
(OCD)/Tic
Intellectual
Disability
(ID)
found
be
higher
A
than
C
(for
ASD,
6.4%,
4.3%
3.6%;
OCD/Tic
2.9%,
1.8%,
1.7%;
ID,
3.7%,
2.5%,
2.1%,
respectively)
(p
<
0.001).
Attention-Deficit
Hyperactivity
(ADHD)
only
(59.8%,
49.7%,
Depression
(4.1%,
2.2%,
Conduct
(CD)
lower
(3.6%,
0.005).
Adjustment
(AD)
others
(psychiatric
problems
apart
aforementioned
diagnoses)
AD,
0.7%,
3.1%,
3.4%;
3.3%,
12.6%,
9.6%,
Discussion
Child
rates,
related
healthcare
needs,
change
significantly
during
inital
period.
with
neurodevelopmental
disorders
appear
more
affected
other
groups.
