The impact of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on mental and social health of children and adolescents

Autor: Arne Popma, Michiel A. J. Luijten, Tinca J. C. Polderman, Caroline B. Terwee, Lorynn Teela, Lotte Haverman, Josjan Zijlmans, Hedy A. van Oers, Kim J. Oostrom, Maud M. van Muilekom, Leonie Klaufus
Přispěvatelé: Epidemiology and Data Science, APH - Methodology, Pediatric surgery, Public and occupational health, APH - Mental Health, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development (AR&D), VU University medical center, Graduate School, ARD - Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Psychosocial Care, APH - Personalized Medicine, APH - Quality of Care, Clinical Developmental Psychology
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Quality of Life Research, 30(10), 2795-2804. Springer Netherlands
Luijten, M A J, van Muilekom, M M, Teela, L, Polderman, T J C, Terwee, C B, Zijlmans, J, Klaufus, L, Popma, A, Oostrom, K J, van Oers, H A & Haverman, L 2021, ' The impact of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on mental and social health of children and adolescents ', Quality of Life Research, vol. 30, no. 10, pp. 2795-2804 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-021-02861-x
Quality of Life Research
Quality of life research, 30(10), 2795-2804. Springer Netherlands
ISSN: 1573-2649
0962-9343
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-021-02861-x
Popis: Purpose During the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, governmental regulations resulted in a lockdown for adults as well as children/adolescents. Schools were closed and contact with other people was limited. In this cross-sectional, population-based study, we aimed to investigate the mental/social health of children/adolescents during COVID-19 lockdown. Methods Two representative samples of Dutch children/adolescents (8–18 years) before COVID-19 (2018, N = 2401) and during lockdown (April 2020, N = 844) were compared on the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) domains: global health, peer relationships, anxiety, depressive symptoms, anger, sleep-related impairment by linear mixed models and calculating relative risks (RR (95% CI)) for the proportion of severe scores. Variables associated with worse mental/social health during COVID-19 were explored through multivariable regression models. The impact of COVID-19 regulations on the daily life of children was qualitatively analyzed. Results Participants reported worse PROMIS T-scores on all domains during COVID-19 lockdown compared to before (absolute mean difference range 2.1–7.1 (95% CI 1.3–7.9). During lockdown, more children reported severe Anxiety (RR = 1.95 (1.55–2.46) and Sleep-Related Impairment (RR = 1.89 (1.29–2.78) and fewer children reported poor Global Health (RR = 0.36 (0.20–0.65)). Associated factors with worse mental/social health were single-parent family, ≥ three children in the family, negative change in work situation of parents due to COVID-19 regulations, and a relative/friend infected with COVID-19. A large majority (> 90%) reported a negative impact of the COVID-19 regulations on daily life. Conclusion This study showed that governmental regulations regarding lockdown pose a serious mental/social health threat on children/adolescents that should be brought to the forefront of political decision-making and mental healthcare policy, intervention, and prevention.
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