Journals / Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal / 2021 / Cilt: 45 - Sayı: 2

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in School-Age Children

COVID-19 Pandemisinin Okul Çağı Çocuklarında Anksiyete ve Depresif Belirtiler Üzerindeki Etkileri

Pages
87–94
Publication Date
2022-10-12
DOI
—
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

Moreover, there will be a considerable increase in the incidence of psychiatric disorders among school-age children if the psychological aspects of the pandemic are ignored

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:The 2019 coronavirus disease epidemic that started in China has developed into a global health threat, and great efforts are being made to stop the spread of this pandemic worldwide.
📊
Key Findings & Data:Methods: In this study, school-age children were assessed via an online survey in terms of depression and anxiety symptoms and several aspects relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:Moreover, there will be a considerable increase in the incidence of psychiatric disorders among school-age children if the psychological aspects of the pandemic are ignored
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2019 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

The 2019 coronavirus disease epidemic that started in China has developed into a global health threat, and great efforts are being made to stop the spread of this pandemic worldwide. In the present study, we inquired into the association between the global epidemic and depression and anxiety in school-age children. Methods: In this study, school-age children were assessed via an online survey in terms of depression and anxiety symptoms and several aspects relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. The depression level was assessed with The Child Depression Inventory. The anxiety levels were evaluated with the Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children. Results: A critical result of our study is the percentage of children and adolescents who acquired scores above 19 on the Child Depression Inventory. This cut-off point is considered significant, as it reflects a pathological level of depression. Of the sample population, 316 (41.79%) had Child Depression Inventory scores that exceeded this value. These data point to the fact that school-age children are affected approximately 15 times more severely than normal by the COVID-19 pandemic. The regression analysis showed significant effects of anxiety, age, and knowledge of COVID-19 on the Child Depression Inventory scores. Conclusion: The present study demonstrated the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the depression and anxiety levels in school-age children. Our results predict that there is an urgent need for psychosocial support for school-age children. Moreover, there will be a considerable increase in the incidence of psychiatric disorders among school-age children if the psychological aspects of the pandemic are ignored

Özet

Çin'de 2019 yılında başlayan koronavirus hastalığı salgını, küresel sağlığa yönelik bir tehdit haline geldi. Bu salgını tüm dünyada durdurmak için büyük çabalar mevcuttur. Bu çalışmada, okul çağındaki çocuklarda küresel salgın ile depresyon ve anksiyete arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırdık. Yöntemler: Bu çalışmada, okul çağındaki çocukların depresyon ve anksiyete belirtileri ile COVID-19 pandemisinin çeşitli yönleri açısından ilişkileri çevrimiçi anket aracılığıyla değerlendirildi. Depresyon düzeyi Çocuk Depresyon Envanteri ile değerlendirildi. Kaygı düzeyleri Çocukluk Çağı Anksiyete Duyarlılık İndeksi ve Çocuklar İçin Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Envanteri ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Çalışmamızın kritik bir sonucu, Çocuk Depresyon Envanteri'nde 19'un üzerinde puan alan çocuk ve ergenlerin yüzdesi- dir. Bu kesme noktasının dikkate alınması, patolojik bir depresyon düzeyini yansıttığı için önemlidir. Örneklemin 316'sının (% 41.79) CDI puanında depresyon eşiğini geçtiği bulunmuştur. Bu veriler, okul çağındaki çocukların COVID-19 pandemisinden normal orandan yaklaşık 15 kat daha fazla etkilendiğine işaret etmektedir. Regresyon analizi, anksiyete puanları, yaş ve COVID-19 bilgisinin Çocuk Depresyon Envanteri puanları üzerindeki önemli etkilerini göstermiştir. Sonuç: Bu çalışma, COVID-19 salgınının okul çağındaki çocukların depresyon ve anksiyete düzeyleri üzerindeki etkilerini göstermiştir. Sonuçlarımız, okul çağındaki çocukların psikososyal desteğe acil bir ihtiyaç olduğunu öngörmektedir. Ayrıca, pandeminin psikolojik yönleri göz ardı edilirse okul çağındaki çocuklarda psikiyatrik bozuklukların görülme sıklığında önemli bir artış olacaktır.

🔖

Cite This Article

DURANKUŞ, F. (2022). Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms in School-Age Children. Cerrahpaşa Medical Journal, Cilt: 45 - Sayı: 2, 87–94. https://ajindex.com/articles/473119

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (14)

  1. Wang C, Horby PW, Hayden FG, Gao GF. A novel coronavirus outbreak of global health concern. Lancet. 2020
  2. 395(10223):470-473. [CrossRef] 2. Nishiura H, Jung SM, Linton NM, et al. The extent of transmission of novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, 2020. J Clin Med. 2020
  3. 9(2):330. [CrossRef] 3. Mahase E. China coronavirus: WHO declares interna- tional emergency as death toll exceeds 200. BMJ. 2020
  4. m408. [CrossRef] 4. Cucinotta D, Vanelli M. WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic. Acta Biomed. 2020
  5. 91(1):157-160. [CrossRef] 5. Huang C, Wang Y, Li X, et al. Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China. Lancet. 2020
  6. 395(10223):497-506. [CrossRef] 6. Zhao S, Musa SS, Lin Q, et al. Estimating the unre- ported number of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) cases in China in the first half of January 2020: A data-driven modelling analysis of the early outbreak. J Clin Med. 2020
  7. 9(2):388. [CrossRef] 7. Chen N, Zhou M, Dong X, et al. Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 99 cases of 2019 novel coro- navirus pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a descriptive study. Lancet. 2020
  8. 395(10223):507-513. [CrossRef] 8. Nishiura H, Kobayashi T, Yang Y, et al. The rate of underascertainment of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection: estimation using Japanese passengers data on evacuation flights. J Clin Med. 2020
  9. 9(2):419. [CrossRef] 9. Turkish Health Ministry TH. Statistics of COVID-19 pandemic. Accesssed 4 April 2021. 10. Horton R. Offline: 2019-nCoV-"A desperate plea". Lan- cet. 2020
  10. 395(10222):400. [CrossRef] 11. Xiang YT, Yang Y, Li W, et al. Timely mental health care for the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak is urgently needed. Lancet Psychiatry. 2020
  11. 7(3):228-229. [CrossRef] 12. Rubin GJ, Potts HWW, Michie S. The impact of com- munications about swine flu (influenza A HINIv) on public responses to the outbreak: results from 36 national telephone surveys in the UK. Health Technol Assess (Rockv). 2010
  12. 14(34):183-266. 13. Wang C, Pan R, Wan X, et al. Immediate psychological responses and associated factors during the initial stage of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemic among the general population in China. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020
  13. 17(5):1729. [CrossRef] 14. Li Z, Ge J, Yang M, et al. Vicarious traumatization in the general public, members, and non-members of med- ical teams aiding in COVID-19 control. Brain Behav Immun. 2020
  14. [CrossRef] 15. Zheng F, Liao C, Fan Q-H, et al. Clinical characteristics of children