Ansiedad en niños y adolescentes debido a la cuarentena por COVID-19. Una encuesta en línea

Abstract

Objective: To find the current prevalence of anxiety related with the COVID-19 pandemic in the pediatric population in our country and the factors that may be involved. Material and methods: Observational cross-sectional study, using an online survey. Age between seven and 17 years old, any gender, Mexican nationality, who had lived in Mexico for at least two weeks prior to filling out the questionnaire, voluntary participation, and fully answered surveys were included. Surveys that did not meet all the criteria were excluded. Descriptive statistics and analysis were carried out. χ 2 , bivariate logistic regression analysis, and odds ratio were used to assess the relationship between the outcome variables and the predictor factors. Results: A total of 970 surveys, 874 were analyzed. Significant relationship for higher risk of having anxiety with female gender, previous contact with a positive covid patient, having a psychological or psychiatric diagnosis, and lack of physical activity. Conclusions: Children and adolescents were affected in this COVID-19 quarantine in their psychosocial area, which increases our interest in their current situation and leads us to initiate an action plan to avoid complications in the future of our patients.

Parenting practices and interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: an exploratory cross-sectional study of caregivers in Brazil, Mexico, and the United States

“…Differences in parenting practices across cultures in our study are similar to other studies, indicating that while there are some common practices in caregivers across different countries, practices such as discipline and types of attachment may be permeated by cultural context (Cuartas et al, 2019 ; Hill et al, 2003 ; Varela et al, 2004 ). The data from this and other studies will be important to consider as treatment developers adapt parenting interventions for different cultures as we consider the potential long-term mental health outcomes as a consequence of the pandemic (Campbell, 2020 ; López Garza et al, 2021 ; Newlove-Delgado et al, 2023 ; Roos et al, 2021 ).…”

“…Health and economic uncertainties combined with the lockdown measures during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with an increase in children and families vulnerabilities, such as poverty, domestic violence, and mental health problems (Avery et al, 2021 ; Campbell, 2020 ; Roos et al, 2021 ; Valdez et al, 2020 ). Families reported an increase in stress, anxiety, depression, and feelings of being overburdened (Adams et al, 2021 ; Griffith, 2022 ; Linhares & Enumo, 2020 ; López Garza et al, 2021 ; Vescovi et al, 2021 ). Parents’ strategies to deal with those stressors included establishing a new routine for children, family activities, and remote connections with extended family (Adams et al, 2021 ).…”

Salud mental en población pediátrica que presentó COVID-19

“…Las alteraciones en orden de prevalencia fueron: sentir miedo por lo ocurrido, sentirse triste y sentirse lento o nervioso, lo cual se afirma con la literatura encontrada (25,(28)(29). En un estudio similar se reportó que la depresión y la desesperanza estaban presentes, principalmente debido al confinamiento (28) y esto se relacionó con una exacerbación de síntomas previos, pero también con el estrés que representó la pandemia: dificultad para acceder al sistema de salud, sumado al bajo acceso a herramientas tecnológicas en las poblaciones más vulnerables (30)(31) y problemas en las dinámicas de parentalidad relacionadas con el desempleo (32).…”

Respuesta Ligada al Género ante el Tratamiento de la Ansiedad con Lavándula Angustifolia

“…La prevalencia reportada en niños y adolescentes oscila entre un 15% al 20%, a partir de elementos referentes para el diagnóstico como "trastornos de ansiedad" (Kessler et al, 2012;Merikangas et al, 2010). No obstante, un estudio realizado en México, mediante la escala validada en español Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), determinó una prevalencia del 70% en esta población (Merikangas et al, 2010;López Garza et al, 2021), presumiblemente el confinamiento durante y tras la pandemia de SARS-CoV2 fue el punto clave de este incremento. Diversos son los factores que influyen en el desarrollo de la ansiedad en la etapa infantil; entre los que se destaca el trabajo escolar que, bajo la influencia de estímulos estresores como los exámenes y ciertas áreas de estudio como las matemáticas, inducen a un bajo rendimiento académico (Rosário et al, 2008).…”