Children's feelings in isolation rooms during COVID-19 hospitalization.

The treatment given to children who have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 and are showing symptoms involves isolation, which consequently is an unpleasant experience for pediatric patients. In isolation rooms, children reported a "rollercoaster" of feelings due to being separated from their families and familiar surroundings. This study examines children's emotions while being hospitalized in isolation rooms due to COVID-19. The study follows a descriptive qualitative design. Online interviews were carried out and involved 10 children who had been confirmed positive for COVID-19 and were hospitalized in two big cities in Sumatra. Four themes emerged from the data: i) children's emotional conditions after finding out they had positive COVID-19 test results; ii) boredom and inconvenience during isolation; iii) support from the children's peer; and iv) happy responses to receiving negative swab results and being allowed to go home. These themes describe the children's adaptation process to isolation based on the feelings they expressed during the interviews. This study suggests that, in order to improve their facilities, hospitals should support children's activities during isolation and nurses should improve their therapeutic communication with pediatric patients.

Dampak situasi pandemi COVID-19 terhadap tumbuh kembang anak

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak situasi pandemi COVID-19 terhadap tumbuh kembang anak. Metode yang digunakan adalah telaah sistematik dengan melakukan telaah terhadap 11 artikel yang terkait dengan dampak situasi pandemi COVID-19 terhadap tumbuh kembang anak menggunakan ProQuest, CINAHL, Wiley, PubMed and ScienceDirect. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa situasi pandemi COVID-19 berdampak terhadap pertumbuhan anak, perkembangan sosial kemandirian anak, bahasa anak, motorik halus anak dan motorik kasar anak. Simpulan, dampak buruk yang dialami anak-anak selama di rumah saja yaitu stress, tidak ada kesempatan bermain dengan teman, aktivitas yang berkurang, peningkatan berat badan, waktu tidur lebih lama, peningkatan waktu duduk dan peningkatan waktu layar. Adapun dampak baik dari situasi pandemi ini terhadap individu anak yaitu terjadi suatu adaptasi positif terhadap proses pertumbuhan dan perkembangannya melalui proses maturasinya serta sosial bonding anak dan orang tua menjadi lebih dekat. Kata Kunci: Anak-Anak, Orang Tua, Pandemi COVID-19, Stimulasi Tumbuh Kembang This study aims to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic situation on children's growth and development. The method used is a systematic study examining 11 articles related to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's growth and development using ProQuest CINAHL Wiley PubMed and ScienceDirect. The results showed that the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on children's growth and social development of children's language independence, fine motor skills and gross motor skills. In conclusion the destructive effects experienced by children while at home are stress no opportunity to play with friends reduced activity weight gain longer sleep time increased sitting time and increased screen time. The good impact of this pandemic on individual children is that there is a positive adaptation to the process of growth and development through the maturation process and the social bonding of children and parents becomes closer. Keywords: Children, Parents, COVID-19 Pandemic, Stimulation of Growth