Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective: To describe the daily activities performed by children from 6 to 12 years of age incomplete and analyze children’s behavior during social distancing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study with children in a learning stage living in Brazil. The data were collected via online form. Fisher’s exact test was applied to analyze the association of categorical variables with child behavior; when significant, it was used the odds ratio. It was considered results considered statistically significant those presenting values of p < 0.05. Results: Data from 530 children were analyzed: 50.3% female, 71.3% from the Southeast Region, 73% in fulltime social distancing, 52% presented anxiety, which was significantly associated with changes in sleep and appetite. Conclusion: The results indicate the need for parents/caretakers to stimulate moments for the child to express themselves, not minimizing their feelings and providing emotional support to mitigate the negative impact of these feelings on the child’s mental and physical health.

The effects of covid-19 pandemic on children with hearing aids

“…The closing of schools and the restriction related to COVID-19 and the curfew had detrimental effects on quality of life and physical well-being. It was reported that the anxiety rate was 1.37 times higher in children who had limited physical activity than physically active peers (Paiva, Silva, & Machado et al, 2021). In our study, even though general anxiety levels were high for all participants; Coronavirus Anxiety Scale did not result in high scores.…”

“…While the pandemic-related anxiety and detrimental effects on child development are predictable, there is not enough study on children who use hearing aids that shows this relationship clearly (Paiva, Silva, & Machado et al, 2021). This current study was conducted to make this connection noticed.…”

“…Hearing aids and cochlear implants are treatment modalities to restore hearing loss (Ariapooran, & Khezeli, 2021). For individuals with hearing aids need total communication possibilities , such as lip-reading to overcome understanding difficulties (Paiva, Silva, & Machado et al, 2021). However, with the use of masks and social distancing has become widespread to control the spread of the pandemic, the benefits of lip-reading have disappeared (Paiva, Silva, & Machado et al, 2021).…”

Prevalence of mental health symptoms in children and adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic: A meta‐analysis

“…After deduplication, we assessed 24,926 abstracts for eligibility (see Figure 1). After the screening process, 191 studies were included in the systematic review 50,51,56–244 with a total...…”