Informing children citizens efficiently to better engage them in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic

Ghia, Jean–Eric; Gaulin, Sophie; Ghia, Laure; Garancher, Laure; Flamand, Claude

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0008828

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“…To address children’s mental health issues, studies 67 , 68 suggested that parents communicate constructively with their children about the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, in accordance with their maturity level and ability to understand the crisis, and in some parts of the world scholars have advocated for schools and families to assess and identify children’s mental health needs and issues 69 , 70 .…”

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A scoping review of the impacts of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on vulnerable population groups

Taeihagh

Tan

2023

Nat Commun

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Most governments have enacted physical or social distancing measures to control COVID-19 transmission. Yet little is known about the socio-economic trade-offs of these measures, especially for vulnerable populations, who are exposed to increased risks and are susceptible to adverse health outcomes. To examine the impacts of physical distancing measures on the most vulnerable in society, this scoping review screened 39,816 records and synthesised results from 265 studies worldwide documenting the negative impacts of physical distancing on older people, children/students, low-income populations, migrant workers, people in prison, people with disabilities, sex workers, victims of domestic violence, refugees, ethnic minorities, and people from sexual and gender minorities. We show that prolonged loneliness, mental distress, unemployment, income loss, food insecurity, widened inequality and disruption of access to social support and health services were unintended consequences of physical distancing that impacted these vulnerable groups and highlight that physical distancing measures exacerbated the vulnerabilities of different vulnerable populations.

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A scoping review of the impacts of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on vulnerable population groups

Taeihagh

Tan

2023

Nat Commun

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“…Trustworthy information : In the advent of often-contradictory information with regard to the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on children’s safety; there is a need to work with communication and education specialists, to develop accurate, trustworthy, consistent, and accessible information for all children but, in particular, for those with long term health conditions. 21 Trusted charities and government health websites and social media may be used to disseminate this information.…”

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“No Official Help Is Available”—Experience of Parents and Children With Congenital Heart Disease During COVID-19

Marino

Wagland

Culliford

et al. 2021

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg

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Introduction: The purpose was to explore the experience, information and support needs, and decision-making of parents of children with congenital heart disease (CHD), as well as the children/young people themselves, during the COVID-19 crisis. Materials and Methods: A survey study of parents of children with CHD, children and young people, capturing experiences, decision-making, information, and support needs during the COVID-19 crisis was conducted. The survey launched for one month (April 9, 2020) during the first infection wave in the United Kingdom and subsequent restriction of free movement under lockdown rules from March 23, 2020, until May 31, 2020. Results: One hundred eighty-four parents and 36 children/young people completed the survey. Parents were more likely to worry about the virus (86.4%) than children/young people (69.4%), while (89%) parents were more vigilant for symptoms of the virus versus children/young people (69.4%). A thematic analysis of the qualitative comments covered 34 subthemes, forming eight overarching themes: Virus—(1) risk of infection; (2)information, guidance, and advice; (3) change in health care provision; and (4) fears and anxieties, and lockdown and isolation—(5) psychological and social impact, (6) keeping safe under lockdown, (7) provisions and dependence on others, and (8) employment and income. Conclusions: There was widespread concern over the virus especially among parents. Parents and children/young people, however, were frustrated with the lack of specific and pediatric-focused information and guidance, expressing disappointment with the adult-centric information available. Parents also felt alone, especially with their concerns around the implications of cardiac service suspension and the implication for their child’s health. In order to better support children and their families, resources need to be developed to address families’ and children/young people’s concerns for their health during this pandemic.

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“…The use of social media was included in two research studies (Bray et al, 2021;Zenone et al, 2021) and three non-research studies (Cheung et al, 2020;Ghia et al, 2020;Klein et al, 2020) to promote COVID-19 information to children. Facebook, Youtube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter were among the most common social media platforms.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Facebook, Youtube, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter were among the most common social media platforms. The second common platform identified in various articles was website-based information and learning (Bray et al, 2021;Reardon et al, 2020;Zenone et al, 2021), mass media such as TV and radio (Bellizzi et al, 2020;Bray et al, 2021;Gray et al, 2020), and paper-based print media (Bray et al, 2021;Ghia et al, 2020;Younie et al, 2020) in the form of comics, books, leaflets, brochures, newspapers, and magazines. Telemedicine (Kawabe et al, 2020;Klein et al, 2020;Sivaraman, Virues-Ortega, & Roeyers, 2021) has been proposed as an alternative to face-to-face encounters.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Also, it is noteworthy that most of the health campaigns that public health experts created are designed primarily for the general population (Gray et al, 2020); this could be a potential issue since children have a different way of learning and understanding concepts compared to an adult. Additionally, children's public health information campaigns are infrequent (Ghia et al, 2020) and one of the limitations of the existing public health strategies is the lack of a theoretical basis (Grech & Grech, 2021). Therefore, to optimize the effectiveness of a particular health information campaign, it is imperative to choose the right educational strategies.…”

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Covid-19 Health Education and Promotion Strategies for Children: An Integrative Review

T. Roldan,

Joseph S. Diño,

B. Hermano

2023

MJN

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Children during the COVID-19 pandemic are considered a vulnerable age group and a primary focus of health education and promotion. Various platforms and approaches were noted in research and nonresearch studies; however, their applications to children are uncommon. This study explored the COVID-19 health education and promotion (HEP) strategies designed appropriately for children through an integrative review. A total of sixty-nine (69) articles were identified from PubMed and ScienceDirect are imported to Covidence for screening. Twelve (12) articles were identified that met the criteria for inclusion. Of the 12 articles, five are research articles and seven are non-research articles (theoretical). Six (6) of the articles come from the region of the Americas (AMR), three from the European Region (EUR), and three from the West Pacific Region (WPR). The study shows that social media and website-based information and learning are the most used platforms for disseminating information related to COVID-19, and several approaches to health education and promotion were identified. This integrative review provides valuable insight into the various HEP strategies for Children, which can be redesigned and customized to strengthen the existing COVID-19-related health initiatives and campaigns specifically for children. Moreover, this study can be utilized to develop a direction for future research on epidemic-related health education and promotion for children.

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Informing children citizens efficiently to better engage them in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

A scoping review of the impacts of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on vulnerable population groups

A scoping review of the impacts of COVID-19 physical distancing measures on vulnerable population groups

“No Official Help Is Available”—Experience of Parents and Children With Congenital Heart Disease During COVID-19

Covid-19 Health Education and Promotion Strategies for Children: An Integrative Review

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