The impact of COVID-19 lockdown on child and adolescent mental health: systematic review

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 32(7), С. 1151 - 1177

Опубликована: Авг. 18, 2021

COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March 2020, resulting many countries worldwide calling for lockdowns. This study aimed to review the existing literature on effects of lockdown measures established as response mental health children and adolescents. Embase, Ovid, Global Health, PsycINFO, Web Science, pre-print databases were searched this PRISMA-compliant systematic (PROSPERO: CRD42021225604). We included individual studies reporting wide range outcomes, including risk protective factors, conducted adolescents (aged ≤ 19 years), exposed lockdown. Data extraction quality appraisal by independent researchers, results synthesised core themes. 61 articles with 54,999 (mean age = 11.3 years, 49.7% female). Anxiety symptoms depression common ranged 1.8-49.5% 2.2-63.8%, respectively. Irritability (range 16.7-73.2%) anger 30.0-51.3%), also frequently reported Special needs presence disorders before lockdown, alongside excessive media exposure, significant factors anxiety. Parent-child communication anxiety depression. The has resulted psychological distress highlighted vulnerable groups such those previous or current difficulties. Supporting at is key. Clinical guidelines alleviate negative public strategies support population need be developed.

Язык: Английский

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Review: Mental health impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on children and youth – a systematic review

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 27(2), С. 173 - 189

Опубликована: Авг. 28, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed an unprecedented threat to global mental health. Children and adolescents may be more susceptible health impacts related their vulnerable developmental stage, fear of infection, home confinement, suspension regular school extracurricular activities, physical distancing mandates, larger scale threats such as financial recessions associated impacts. Our objective was review existing evidence the pandemic's impact on children <19 years age identify personal contextual factors that enhance risk or confer protection in relation outcomes.

Язык: Английский

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The impact of the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic on stress resilience and mental health: A critical review across waves

European Neuropsychopharmacology, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 55, С. 22 - 83

Опубликована: Окт. 29, 2021

The global public health crisis caused by COVID-19 has lasted longer than many of us would have hoped and expected. With its high uncertainty limited control, the pandemic undoubtedly asked a lot from all us. One important central question is: how resilient we proved in face unprecedented prolonged coronavirus pandemic? There is vast rapidly growing literature that examined impact on mental both shorter (2020) (2021) term. This not only concerns pandemic-related effects resilience general population, but also challenged stress outcomes across more specific vulnerable population groups: patients with psychiatric disorder, diagnosed patients, care workers, children adolescents, pregnant women, elderly people. It challenging to keep up date with, interpret, this increasing scientific literature. In review, provide critical overview impacted human been shaped dominated wealth data which are, however, always highest quality heavily depend online self-report surveys. Nevertheless, it appears proven surprisingly over time, fast recovery measures. Still, groups such as adolescents personnel severely do exist. Large interindividual differences exist, for future pandemics there clear need comprehensively integratively assess start personalized help interventions tailored needs groups.

Язык: Английский

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Parents Are Stressed! Patterns of Parent Stress Across COVID-19

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 12

Опубликована: Апрель 8, 2021

Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused numerous unexpected challenges for many families, and these long-lasting demands likely contribute to higher stress parents. aim of this study was describe changes in parent longitudinally from before (retrospective) two timepoints during COVID-19. Stressors that influenced parenting strategies manage difficulties at each timepoint COVID-19 are also described. Methods: Parents (N = 433; 95% female) the US with >1 child aged 5-18 years completed an online survey May 2020 (T1; peak stay-at-home mandates) September (T2; children's return school). Surveys included 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) questions on parenting-specific stress, stressors parenting, Retrospective report pre-COVID-19 assessed T1; current T1 T2. Repeated measures analysis variance examined over time. Results: Parent's increased (PSS score: 16.3 ± 5.7 22.0 6.4, respectively; p < 0.01), decreased by T2 (19.2 6.0), but remained elevated above values (p 0.01). Most parents (71.1%) reported increase T1, which continued 55% Common impacted were routines, worry about COVID-19, schooling demands. used doing family activities together, keeping touch family/friends virtually, children daily routines. Conclusions: Parent substantially not returned levels, suggesting need enhanced mental health resources supports. Public interventions should address effective managing mitigate their deleterious impact.

Язык: Английский

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Physical Activity, Sedentariness, Eating Behaviour and Well-Being during a COVID-19 Lockdown Period in Greek Adolescents

Nutrients, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 13(5), С. 1449 - 1449

Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2021

Adolescents’ daily life has dramatically changed during the COVID-19 era due to social restrictions that have been imposed, including closures of schools, leisure centers and sport facilities. The purpose this study was examine levels well-being mood their relations with physical (in)activity eating behaviors in adolescents a lockdown period Greece. A total 950 (Mean Age = 14.41 years ± 1.63) participated web-based survey while education conducted online organized activities were interrupted. Participants showed poor well-being, insufficient activity moderate scores healthy behavior. Hierarchical regression analysis that, after controlling for effect gender body mass index, increased healthier behavior predicted better (b 0.24, p < 0.01 b 0.19, 0.01, respectively), whereas sedentariness worse −0.16, 0.01). Furthermore, it revealed days per week stronger predictor than minutes week, both in-house out-of-house beneficial. Considering our below threshold recommended by World Health Organization as indicative possible depressive symptoms, measures increase activity, decrease improve should become priority communities policy makers.

Язык: Английский

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Stress and Mental Health among Children/Adolescents, Their Parents, and Young Adults during the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Switzerland

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 18(9), С. 4668 - 4668

Опубликована: Апрель 27, 2021

The present study aimed to assess various stressful situations and the psychological impact of first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown among youths in Switzerland. We included samples 1627 young adults aged 19–24 from Swiss Youth Epidemiological Study on Mental Health 1146 children adolescents 12–17 years their parents. assessed symptoms mental health problems, internet use, perceived stress during lockdown. In analyses, data were weighted be representative population. During Switzerland, most common sources disruption social life important activities, uncertainty about how long state affairs would last, itself. addition, around one-fifth met criteria for at least one problems (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, depression, generalized anxiety disorder), while one-third children/adolescents screened positive oppositional defiant anxiety). Moreover, 30.1% 21.3% problematic use. showed considerable by especially females,

Язык: Английский

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Resilience and mental health in children and adolescents: an update of the recent literature and future directions

Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 34(6), С. 586 - 592

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2021

In order to promote optimal development of children and adolescents at risk for psychiatric disorders, a better understanding the concept resilience is crucial. Here, we provide an overview recent work on clinical epidemiological correlates mental health in adolescents.Our systematic literature search revealed 25 studies that unanimously show higher levels are related fewer problems, despite heterogeneity study populations instruments. Correlates included multisystem factors, such as social, cultural, family individual aspects, which line with approach described by theories. Longitudinal scarce but confirm dynamical character health. The application longitudinal innovative measurement techniques will improve our cascade effects stressors outcomes.Resilience strongly associated deserves more prominent role research, prevention programs routine care. Including cultural context evaluation great value, this can identify targets early preventive interventions.

Язык: Английский

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal mental health, early childhood development, and parental practices: a global scoping review

BMC Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 23(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 24, 2023

In March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by World Health Organization (WHO), generating stark economic and social repercussions that directly or indirectly affected families' wellbeing health status.This review aims at mapping existing evidence on impact of maternal mental health, early childhood development, parental practices, worldwide, to identify gaps better inform future delivery care policy measures.Following protocol defined PRISMA-ScR, this scoping has searched for relevant studies published between January 2020 June 2021, selecting sources based pre-established criteria. From total 2,308 articles, data were extracted from 537 publications 35 countries all three domains.The combined stressors brought forth have exerted heavy burden mothers development young children, partly mediated its practices.Despite remaining gaps, we identified sufficient pointing an urgent need more concerted global research efforts rapid responses timely address severe pervasive negative impacts children key developmental stage.

Язык: Английский

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The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adults and children in the United Arab Emirates: a nationwide cross-sectional study

BMC Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 21(1)

Опубликована: Май 3, 2021

Abstract Background The psychosocial impact of previous infectious disease outbreaks in adults has been well documented, however, there is limited information on the mental health COVID-19 pandemic and children United Arab Emirate (UAE) community. aim this study was to explore anxiety levels among UAE identify potential risk protective factors for well-being during pandemic. Methods Using a web-based cross-sectional survey we collected data from 2200 self-selected, assessed volunteers their children. Demographic information, knowledge beliefs about COVID-19, generalized disorder (GAD) using (GAD-7) scale, emotional problems strengths difficulties questionnaire (SDQ), worry fear coping mechanisms general were collected. Descriptive analysis carried out summarize demographic participant characteristics, Chi-square associations between categorical variables multivariable binary logistic regression determine predictors Results overall prevalence GAD population 71% with younger people (59.8%) females (51.7%) reporting highest anxiety. Parents who teachers reported percentage (26.7%). Adjusted GAD-7 scores showed that being female, high associated intention take vaccine smoking higher SDQ lower secondary education, parents had severe seven times more likely report Conclusions This reports psychological highlights significant association parental child Findings suggest urgency policy makers develop effective screening strategies especially

Язык: Английский

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Parenting in a Pandemic: Parental stress, anxiety and depression among parents during the government‐initiated physical distancing measures following the first wave of COVID‐19

Stress and Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 38(4), С. 637 - 652

Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2021

Drawing on the tenets of family stress theory, aim this study is to examine parents' perceived stress, symptoms anxiety, depression, and associated risk- protective factors across demographic subgroups during in first wave COVID-19 pandemic. Norwegian parents (N = 2868; 79.5% mothers) with >1 child under 18 years age completed an online survey two weeks after implementation government-initiated distancing measures. The includes measures COVID-related risk (parental burnout, anger towards children, difficulty working from home, positive beliefs about worry) (self-efficacy social support). Mothers, living more than one child, a psychiatric diagnosis reported greater levels parental their as well less support. Almost 25% anxiety depression that are clinically significant. Parents who followed significantly higher distress. Anger children explains 41% variation stress. These findings indicate have experienced deteriorated mental health due COVID- 19 pandemic, including depression. presents practical implications for meso- macro-level policymaking offers support further potential aims public clinical interventions. Future studies monitor long-term aversive outcomes among warranted.

Язык: Английский

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