Abstract:Introduction: Psychological health problems are common in adolescent and young adults. The psychological well-being is greatly influenced by stressful environment and the coping mechanism of an individual. The 2019 Coronavirus disease has caused unprecedented morbidity and mortality worldwide owing to its high infectivity and mortality. In addition to these physical manifestations, psychological impact has also been substantial. This study is a descriptive cross-sectional study done to find out the prevalence … Show more
“…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...…”
The COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying infection control measures introduced sudden and significant disruptions to the lives of children and adolescents around the world. Given the potential for negative impacts on the mental health of youths as a result of these changes, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and sleep disturbances in children and adolescents during the pandemic. We searched major literature databases for relevant cross-sectional or longitudinal studies that included primary and secondary school students or children and adolescents ≤18 years of age. Prevalence values were extracted, logit-transformed, and pooled. Based on 191 included studies with 1,389,447 children and adolescents, we found the pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and sleep disturbances to be 31%, 31%, and 42%, respectively. Age, grade levels, education levels, gender, geographical regions, and electronics use were correlated with the prevalence of mental health symptoms. The prevalence of mental health symptoms also increased with time, although signs of recovery and stabilization were also observed. Overall, the results from this
“…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...…”
The COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanying infection control measures introduced sudden and significant disruptions to the lives of children and adolescents around the world. Given the potential for negative impacts on the mental health of youths as a result of these changes, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to examine the prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and sleep disturbances in children and adolescents during the pandemic. We searched major literature databases for relevant cross-sectional or longitudinal studies that included primary and secondary school students or children and adolescents ≤18 years of age. Prevalence values were extracted, logit-transformed, and pooled. Based on 191 included studies with 1,389,447 children and adolescents, we found the pooled prevalence of depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and sleep disturbances to be 31%, 31%, and 42%, respectively. Age, grade levels, education levels, gender, geographical regions, and electronics use were correlated with the prevalence of mental health symptoms. The prevalence of mental health symptoms also increased with time, although signs of recovery and stabilization were also observed. Overall, the results from this
“…51 , 52 There was one study each in Nepal, Palestine and Turkey with proportions at 46.1%, 10% and 28%, respectively. 26 , 34 , 47 Figure 2. Anxiety proportions across different countries …”
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“… 39 Suicidal attempt was addressed in one study in China at 10.4%. 33 The factors that were associated with worsening mental health included the number of COVID-19 cases in the community, 26 , 27 , 30 , 31 , 35 , 36 , 40 , 44 , 45 , 57 , 61 , 66–69 being an older adolescent, 24 , 26 , 27 , 29 , 31 , 44 , 45 , 57 , 59 , 67 , 70 , 71 being female, 24 , 26 , 31 , 34 , 37 , 40 , 42 , 45 , 56 , 57 , 60 , 61 , 69 , 72–76 experiencing school closures and challenges with online learning, peer social isolation and an overloaded burden of homework. 30 , 31 , 35 , 44 , 45 , 58 , 69 , 77 , 78 Negative family relationships, including childhood trauma, conflicts within the household, emotional and physical violence by family members, were also associated with a greater risk of worse mental health.…”
COVID-19 has caused profound health, social, educational and economic devastation around the world, especially among the lives of adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. This paper looks at a wide array of outcomes impacting adolescents’ daily lives including health (mental, physical, sexual and reproductive health, vaccine perceptions and overlap between these topics), social relationships (family and peer), education and socio-economic disparities. Both scientific and grey literature between December 2019 and February 2022 were sought from PubMed, Google Scholar and organisations conducting research among adolescents, and coded. A total of 89 articles were included, 73% of which were peer-reviewed; 37% of the articles were from WHO’s Western Pacific region; 62% of the articles were cross-sectional; 75% were quantitative. Three major topics emerged in more than half the articles: mental health (72%), education (61%) and socio-economic ramifications (55%). However, there were regional differences in topics and many of them overlapped. The results indicate that, where there has been research, almost all findings have been linked to worse mental health during the pandemic. Overall, remote education was seen as a negative experience. The ramification of school closures on future aspirations, in particular early school leaving, highlights the importance of prioritising education during future pandemics based on the situation within the country. Gender and other disparities have made marginalised adolescents vulnerable to the economic ramifications of containment measures. Given the risks identified, there is a pressing need to put adolescents at the centre of establishing priorities for their health agenda for post-pandemic recovery.
“…Similarly, the global COVID‐19 brought great changes to all walks of life (Saji et al, 2020 ). Although young adults appear to be less vulnerable to the worst health complications associated with COVID‐19 (Wu & McGoogan, 2020 ), they are still affected because the pandemic may interfere with their learning curriculum and interpersonal functions (Bhatta et al, 2021 ).…”
It is worth paying attention to the level of worry and fear of students during the normalization of the epidemic. We conducted the cross‐sectional study that included 182,991 high school students using an online survey to assess worry and fear levels and its influencing factors in three cities in Henan Province, China, from May 21 to May 27, 2021. Worry and fear levels were measured using a five‐item Likert‐type scale. Multinomial logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors. Approximately 65.42% of students reported being high worry about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) epidemic, and about 41.44% of students reported being high fear about the COVID‐19 epidemic. In addition, compared with female, male had lower odds of suffering from a high worry, and compared with senior high school students, junior high school students were more likely to suffer from a high worry. Students lived in rural had highest odds increased likelihood of high worry. Similar results in fear levels. During the normalization period of the COVID‐19 epidemic, many students have high levels of worry and fear. This study has implications for potential influencers of worry and fear levels in follow‐up work.
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