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Background: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020. Therefore, the availability of vaccines will help develop immunity and protect people from this pandemic. The present systematic study examined knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of adolescents towards COVID-19 vaccine in Bangkok, Thailand. Objectives: The objective of the study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and willingness toward COVID-19 vaccine of key stage 4A-5 students at Satit Prasarnmit International Programme in Bangkok towards COVID-19 vaccine. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted using an online questionnaire. A total of 136 students participated. Knowledge, attitudes, and willingness of adolescents toward the COVID-19 vaccine were assessed. Differences between outcomes and socio-demographic characteristics of participants were analyzed through independent t-tests and the ANOVA. The level of willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 was analyzed by a generalized linear model. Results: Students revealed moderate knowledge about COVID-19, correctly answering 11.08 out of 15 points (SD = 1.74), a low level of attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine 8.49 out of 15 points (SD = 2.51), and low level of willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 vaccine 2.29 out of 5 points (SD = 1.26), in total of 35 points (28 questions). There are statistically significant positive correlations shown between attitude towards COVID-19 vaccine and the level of willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 vaccine (I2 = 0.384, P < 0.01%). Conclusion: This study revealed students in Satit Prasarnmit International Programme had moderate knowledge towards COVID-19, negative attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine and low willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19. Furthermore, it indicates that there is a casual relationship between attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine and the willingness of individuals to be vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine. Thus, attitude toward COVID-19 vaccine acts as a major predictive factor toward the willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 vaccine. Therefore, to increase peopleA's willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 vaccine, it is necessary to increase peopleA's attitude toward COVID-19 vaccine.
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The present study aimed to broaden the knowledge about the personal and parental factors associated with teenagers' efforts to actively engage in the developmental task of vocational preparation. We investigated the associations between parental career-related behaviors (i.e., parental support, interference, and lack of engagement), adolescents' career exploration, and the moderating role of dispositional optimism. Our sample was formed by 441 Romanian teenagers (58 % males, M = 14.17, SD = 1.05). The results suggested that ado-lescents experiencing a low level of parental support reported a low level of career exploration, regardless of the level of dispositional optimism. Conversely, when the level of parental support was high, participants reported a higher level of career exploration when they also reported a high level of dispositional optimism. We discuss the importance of examining individual characteristics in conjunction with ecological factors related to adolescents' environments when understanding career exploration.
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Ian Gotlib, lead author of the study stated, "We know that early adversity and stress can accelerate biological aging and brain maturation. [...]these students face a higher risk of memory and learning problems and may be why we are seeing skyrocketing cases of anxiety and depression among our students since the pandemic. The articles in this special issue provide ideas for teachers to upgrade their knowledge on immunology, gain ideas for infusing immunology into their teaching, and rethink applicability and language of the standards to include scientific phenomena that emerge daily but are not necessarily reflected within NGSS and state standards.
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With the development of society, the health and well-being of children and adolescents are receiving increasing attention from the government and scholars. The implementation of the health (promoting) school construction plan has a significant effect on promoting students' health and well-being, which is especially important in the normalized stage of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control. The study summarizes the importance of health (promoting) schools for students' health and well-being, reviews the development of health (promoting) school construction in China, and proposes countermeasures and recommendations to further promote health (promoting) school construction in China in the light of the new era.
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Psychosocial issues are cen-'tral to the care of adolescent patients. Pediatricians routinely discuss substance use, sexual health, and accident prevention with adolescents and are likely to see specific mental health concerns in about 20% of their patients. In light of rising suicide rates and the likely consequences of COVID-19, depression is an increasingly common concern. With limited access to mental health clinicians, individual pediatricians must manage patients' mental health needs by enhancing their own skills, collocating mental health personnel in their practices, and building trusted referral networks. Because psychosocial screening is now an expected part of pediatric primary care,1 this article focuses on screening adolescent patients, including choice of tools and follow-up of positive results.
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Objective: To examine COVID-19 vaccine uptake and its determinants among teenagers and their parents in Zhejiang, China. Method(s): An online cross-sectional study was conducted among parents of teenagers in Zhejiang, China from May 1 to 31, 2022. Data were interpreted via univariate and multivariate analyses using the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) program. Result(s): A total of 11115 (96.11%) participants and 11449 (99.00%) of their children in Zhejiang, China had been vaccinated against COVID-19. Children whose parents did not receive COVID-19 vaccination were 19 times (aOR 18.96, 95%CI 12.36-29.08) more likely to be unvaccinated than their counterparts. In addition, children with no previous influenza vaccination, those whose parents doubted the COVID-19 vaccine's safety or effectiveness, were 6.11 times (aOR 6.11, 95%CI 2.80-13.34), 8.27 times (aOR 8.27, 95%CI 5.33-12.83), and 2.69 times (aOR 2.69, 95%CI 1.11-6.50) more likely to be unvaccinated than their counterparts, respectively. COVID-19 vaccine uptake varied between different sociodemographic groups. However, the odds of receiving the COVID-19 vaccine decreased as age and education level increased. The main refusal reasons claimed by participants were that they had medical conditions that may not qualify them for vaccination (53.78%), followed by safety concerns about the vaccine (13.56%), not knowing where to get vaccinated (6.44%), and concerns about fertility issues (5.56%). Conclusion(s): Despite a highly encouraging level of COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Zhejiang, China, the elderly and highly educated people had lower COVID-19 vaccine uptake. It is suggested that tailored health education strategies should be taken to increase the COVID-19 vaccine uptake in such groups. Furthermore, with vaccination rates at such a high level, the pandemic is still ongoing, and public confidence in vaccines may decline. Thus, sufficient evidence-based information regarding COVID-19 vaccines should be provided to the public. Copyright © 2023 Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine.
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Improving the system of adolescent myopia prevention and control and promoting adolescent healthy development is one of the main directions of healthy China construction in the new era. The paper reviewed national myopia policies and local practices, and proposed reflections on the high burden and complex etiology of myopia among adolescents, as well as unclear role and lack of coordination mandate during the COVID-19 epidemic. Based on the synergy theory, through the analysis of the functional positioning of multiple subjects in the prevention and control of myopia, the paper highlighted the multi-party linkage of government, schools, medical institutions, communities, families and markets, profiling the resources and advantages of each subject, as well as dynamic management of adolescent myopia, as well as a multi-subject collaborative prevention and control system with national unity, clear rights and responsibilities, and long-term cooperation.
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"5 However, more recent findings, such as the presentation of joint swelling without EM in Black children, are the result of research efforts to identify differences among racial and ethnic groups in presentations of disease symptoms, with the aim of greater diagnostic accuracy and reduced health care disparities.4 Treatment of Lyme disease Although most resources, such as the CDC's website,1 published articles and sites,2,3 and the Red Book,5 recommend that pediatric, adolescent, and young adult patients with Lyme disease receive an antibiotic, such as doxycycline, amoxicillin, or cefuroxime (for penicillin-allergic patients), these publications differ in recommended dosage and duration of treatment. [...]PHCPs who are unfamiliar with antibiotic treatments for Lyme disease should consult with infectious disease specialists. Children who have evidence of Lyme carditis, Lyme arthritis, cranial neuritis, Lyme meningitis, or radiculoneuritis should immediately be referred to infectious disease and the appropriate pediatric specialists.2 Respiratory infections and health care inequities Although researchers have reported studies on racial and ethnic inequities among children related to respiratory diseases over the last 20 years, few randomized controlled trials have scientifically investigated the problem or have identified and rigorously investigated evidencebased interventions. The COVID-19 pandemic brought a new focus in pediatric health care on the inequities experienced by Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander children living in poverty, who regularly experience a disproportionate number of respirator y illnesses and infections.6 Several studies have shown increased hospitalization rates for Blac k and H ispan ic children who contracted COVID-19.6 One team of researchers studying children from birth to 4 years old reported a hospitalization rate of 55% for Black and Hispanic children.7 For years, PHCPs have observed and treated children for asthma in all health care settings. Bhavnani et al reported that Black children had a 7-fold higher rate of emergency department visits compared with White children in 2019, 1 year before the pandemic began.8 However, the difference decreased to a 2-fold increase for Black children compared with White children in 2020, when COVID-19 measures such as masking, social distancing, and school closures were in place.8 Researchers are continuing to investigate why Black and Hispanic children are more vulnerable to upper respiratory infections with viruses such as influenza, rhinovirus, and adenovirus.8 Summertime prevention of respiratory infections Talking about prevention strategies with families is the first step toward reducing asthma episodes and exacerbations.
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Objective: to determine the level of physical activity (NAF), screen time (TP) and sleep habits (HS) in Chilean adolescents, during the COVID-19 quarantine. Methodology: descriptive and correlational study with a sample of 196 adolescents from different regions of Chile. Results: In general, the most active students did not exceed the PD recommendations and reported higher values of sleep quality and total score compared to those who did not meet both. Conclusion: the study indicates that, under a quarantine context, the variables are more altered in the female gender, in addition, the need to jointly analyze and monitor the NAF, TP and HS is evident to avoid disorders related to the health of the males. POST-COVID-19 students. © Copyright: Federación Española de Asociaciones de Docentes de Educación Física (FEADEF)
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Three adolescents diagnosed with emotional disorders (i.e., generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and social anxiety disorders) received the tUP-A through weekly individual therapy sessions via video call. The results based on pre-, post-treatment and follow-up (at three and six months) show a significant reduction in anxiety and depressive symptoms in the three adolescents according to the different sources of information. Implications of the UP-A delivered via telehealth to improve access to evidence-based therapy for emotional disorders in the adolescent population are discussed. La sesión de evaluación se realizó por videollamada y tuvo una duración de entre 90 y 120 minutos (la mayor parte de la entrevista se realizó con el adolescente, y unos 30 minutos se dedicaron en exclusiva al padre, la madre o el tutor legal).
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The international multicentre study HBSC (Health Behaviour in Schoolaged Children) conducted since 1983 in collaboration with the World Health Organization, has been adopted in our country as the national adolescent health surveillance system since 2017. The main aim is to describe and understand health-related behaviour in 11-, 13- and 15-year-olds in approximately 50 countries between Europe and North America. The study investigated different aspects, such as nutrition, risk behaviors, school and family life and social media use. In addition, the latest survey involved 17-year-old adolescents and included a section on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had an immense impact on psychic health. Children and adolescents are considered especially vulnerable which is why health promotion and prevention programs are important and should be designed in a motivating way to be attractive to this age group. The aim of this work is to investigate whether young people can be reached with the help of innovative digital formats for health promotion. Methods: An app-based training to promote self-regulation was offered to adolescents in lower secondary education in autumn 2020. Data were collected using an app. The types of motivation to participate in the training were analyzed. In addition, the students were able to rate the attractiveness of the training with the help of a self-designed evaluation sheet. Results: Of the 91 registered participants, 39.56% completed the study. In all, 40.91% of the students stated that the training was "very" helpful and 36.36% rated it as "quite" helpful. Although 50% of the respondents found the app-based training "modern and motivating", the other half would have preferred more personal support. Conclusion: The results confirm previous study results with health apps in children and adolescents. This age group is interested in digital formats, but health apps are not used continuously in this age group unless obligatory.
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Introduction: During the period of social restrictions against the pandemic, the screen time of individuals increased significantly, and youths' mental health was adversely affected due to the restriction of peer interactions and physical activities. The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of internet overuse and psychiatric disorders in adolescents who applied to the child psychiatry outpatient clinic after the distance education period. Materials and Methods: A semi-structured tool, "Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children-Present and Lifetime Version" (K-SADS-PL) was used to assess psychiatric diagnoses and Young Internet Addiction Test (IAT) to determine excessive internet usage. A total of 141 adolescents aged 11-18 years were recruited for this study. Results: The average score for IAT was statistically significantly higher in the youths with social anxiety disorder compared to those without (p=0.001) even after controlling for socioeconomic status (SES) (p=0.007). According to the hierarchical regression analyses, the girl gender (B=-6.899, p=0.029), younger age (B=-1.526, p=0.032) and co-morbidity of OCD (B=5.292, p=0.042) have statistically significantly predicted higher IAT scores in adolescents diagnosed with anxiety disorders. Conclusion: Identifying the common psychiatric diagnoses related to pathological internet use in adolescents, who started face-to-face education after a long break would enable mental health professionals to plan appropriate interventions for problematic areas particularly in vulnerable population more quickly when similar outbreaks recur.
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked anxiety and worry in society. Active cases have continued to grow since the government announced the first patient of COVID-19 in Indonesia. In the midst of this spread, adolescents are one of the dominant groups in society infected with COVID-19. This condition can trigger worry and fear of being infected again. Coupled with the transition of activities that were originally carried out outside the home, they had to change from home only. This situation can affect the psychological condition of adolescents. This study aims to analyze the relationship between the history of COVID-19 and anxiety and symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in adolescents aged 20-24 years in Surabaya. Subjects and Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Surabaya City from October to November 2022. As many as 100 youth aged 20-24 years in Surabaya were the subjects of this study. The dependent variable is anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. The independent variable is adolescents aged 20-24 years with a history of COVID-19. The instruments used were questionnaires and PCR swab evidence collection. Research data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation. Results: The results showed that 74 subjects (74%) had mild anxiety. Meanwhile, there were 16 subjects (16%) who had symptoms of OCD. Analysis of the chi-square correlation test between history of COVID-19 disease and anxiety showed that there was no relationship between the two variables with a p value = 0.704. Analysis of the chi-square correlation test between history of COVID-19 disease and OCD symptoms showed that there was no relationship between the two variables with a p value = 0.086. Conclusion: There is no relationship between history of COVID-19 disease and anxiety in adolescents aged 20-24 years in Surabaya and there is no relationship between history of COVID-19 disease and symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in adolescents aged 20-24 years in Surabaya.
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Background: Depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) are common among high school students, and they have a negative impact on their academic performance and future lives. Pandemics, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), exacerbate these issues. Although psychological problems are studied in developed countries, they are overlooked in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the prevalence of psychological problems and associated factors among high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sawla town, Gofa zone, southern Ethiopia. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 663 randomly selected high school students from March 1 to 31, 2021. The data was collected using the depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS-21) questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. Bivariable and multivariable analyses were computed to identify factors associated with DAS. An adjusted odds ratio with 95% CI was used to see the strength of the association and statistical significance was declared at p-value <0.05. Results: The overall prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress were 52.1% [95% CI: 48.3, 55.98], 52.6% [95% CI: 48.8, 56.4], and 22.6% [95% CI: 19.4, 25], respectively. Being rural residence (AOR: 4.88, 95% CI: 3.02, 7.88), living in a prison house or with a husband (AOR: 5.94, 95% CI: 1.65, 21.3), having a lower academic level (AOR: 6.23, 95% CI: 3.42), having poor knowledge about COVID-19 (AOR: 1.75, 95% CI: 1.21, 2.53) and poor COVID-19 prevention practices (AOR: 1.74, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.79) were associated with depression. Similarly, being a rural resident (AOR: 3.73, 95% CI: 2.38, 5.84), being a lower academic level (AOR: 2.54, 95% CI: 1.50, 4.30), having poor knowledge about COVID-19 (AOR: 1.54, 95% CI: 1.08, 2.19), and poor COVID-19 prevention practices (AOR: 2.12, 95% CI: 1.36, 3.32) were associated with anxiety. Furthermore, stress was associated with rural residence (AOR: 2.24, 95% CI: 1.42, 3.53), lower academic level (AOR: 4.70, 95% CI: 2.12, 10.4), and poor knowledge of COVID-19 (AOR: 1.71, 95% CI: 1.13, 2.58). Conclusions: Depression, anxiety, and stress were all prevalent among high school students in the area. Rural residence, lower academic level, and poor knowledge about COVID-19, as well as poor COVID-19 prevention practices, all increase the likelihood of DAS. As a result, school-based psychological counseling interventions, particularly during pandemics, are critical.
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[...]the journal Nutrition and Food Science has published this special issue exploring the intersection of nutrition and COVID-19 [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]. [...]a study explored the factors related to sedentary lifestyle in a Brazilian sample during the COVID-19 initial quarantine [8]. [...]the papers published in the special issue "The relationship between nutrition and COVID-19” underlined the importance of nutrition in mitigating the mental and health-related impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The aim of this study was;to define the anxiety and anxiety-related factors experienced by children/adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic on a global scale. Study data were collected between 15.04.2021 and 30.04.2021 by using keywords (child, children, adolescents, adolescents, mental health, anxiety, anxiety and stress) in Turkish and English. The data sources of this study are PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar t. As a result of the evaluations, a total of n=6185 articles were reached from all databases. After the evaluation of the full texts, the study was completed with n=31 articles. Eleven of the articles evaluated in this study were published in China. The anxiety prevalence of children and adolescents varies between 1.84-45.0%. As a result of the evaluated studies;It has been observed that women, those with chronic-psychiatric diseases, those who are older, separated from family members, migrant children and adolescents are more likely to experience anxiety. Some of the anxiety symptoms of children and adolescents are nervousness, irritability, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. In conclusion, anxiety levels and anxiety-related factors of children and adolescents living in various countries of the world during the Covid-19 pandemic were determined. (English) [ FROM AUTHOR] Bu çalışmada amaç;Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde çocuk/ergenlerin deneyimlediği anksiyete ve anksiyeteyle ilişkili faktörleri küresel boyutta tanımlamaktır. Çalışma verileri 15.04.2021 ve 30.04.2021 tarihleri arasında, anahtar kelimeler (çocuk, çocuklar, ergen, ergenler, adolesanlar, akıl sağlığı, anksiyete, kaygı ve stres/child, children, adolescent, adolescents, adolescents, mental health, anxiety, anxiety and stress) Türkçe ve Íngilizce kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın veri kaynakları;PubMed, Web of Science, ve Google Akademiktir. Değerlendirmeler sonucunda tüm veri tabanlarından toplam n=6185 makaleye ulaşılmıştır. Tam metinlerin değerlendirmesinin ardından n=31 makale ile çalışma tamamlanmıştır. Bu çalışmada değerlendirilen makalelerin n=11'i Çin'de yayınlanmıştır. Çocuk ve ergenlerin anksiyete preveransları %1,84-45,0 arasında değişmektedir. Değerlendirilen çalışmalar sonucunda;kadınların, kronik-psikiyatrik hastalığı bulunanların, büyük yaşta olan, aile üyelerinden ayrı kalan, göçmen çocuk ve ergenlerin anksiyete yaşama ihtimallerinin yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Çocuk ve ergenlerin anksiyete semptomlarının bazıları, gerginlik, sinirlilik, endişe ve intihar düşüncesidir. Bu derleme çalışması sonucunda, Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde dünyanın çeşitli ülkelerinde yaşayan, çocukergenlerin anksiyete düzeyleri ve anksiyete ile ilişkili faktörler belirlenmiştir. (Turkish) [ FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Current Approaches in Psychiatry / Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar is the property of Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)
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[...]many elementary and secondary schools were closed in 2020;when they reopened in 2021, masks and social distancing were in place. [...]these factors may have significantly reduced children and unvaccinated families from contracting and spreading the measles virus. Pediatric tuberculosis A diagnosis of pediatric tuberculosis (TB), for either latent TB (referred to as tuberculosis infection [TBI]7) or TB disease (active TB), is made for patients aged less than 15 years who have either a positive tuberculin skin test or a positive interferongamma release assay.7,8 Both tests have a high positive predictive value when used for children who have had a direct contact exposure to an adult with TB disease.7 Infants and young children are at increased risk of developing life-threatening forms of the disease, including TB meningitis and disseminated TB, compared with older children and adults.8 The greatest numbers of TB cases occur in children under 5 years old, with 38% of pediatric cases occurring within this age range.7 In addition, in 2020, 28% of the 10- to 14-year-old population had a diagnosis of pediatric TB.8 Data from TB cases in children aged less than 18 years living in the United States from 2010 to 2017 revealed that 32% of children with TB disease were born in other countries.9 Adults who have the TB bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, spread the organism via airborne transmission by coughing, speaking, or singing. [...]children with pediatric TB do not spread the organism as readily as adults, because pediatric TB is less infectious than the adult form.8 Children may present with a cough, weakness, weight loss, fever, change in playtime behaviors, and/or night sweats.8 Children younger than 4 years are at the highest riskof progressing from TBI to TB disease, with data showing a risk of 40% to 50% for infants less than 1 year old and 25% for 1- to 2-year-olds.8 However, children with a diagnosis of TBI who receive drug therapy and whose parents adhere to the regimen have a 90% reduced risk of developing TB disease.8 Adolescents older than 12 years have a risk of progression to adult-type TB disease. Providers need to be aware that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not recommend the 4-month rifapentine-moxifloxacin TB regimen for children younger than 12 years.8 Best practices for pediatric providers include consulting a TB expert prior to beginning the treatment course, based on the available data showing that young children have a high risk of developing life-threatening TB disease.8 Conclusions Pediatric health care providers are on the frontlines for identifying infectious diseases and, to prevent poor outcomes, must react quickly to diagnose and treat cases in children and adolescents.
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The purpose of the study is to validate the structure that explains Internet addiction in students, as well as, identify if there are differences by gender. Through a non-probabilistic self-determination sample, 592 students were surveyed. The Internet Addiction Test-IAT was used, with 20 items integrated into six dimensions (salience, excessive use, job neglect, anticipation, lack of control, neglect of social life) with a response range: 1 a few times to 5 always. Through the SEM methodology, a four-factor model was obtained, which presented a good structural adjustment and parsimony in the indicators. Also, the ANOVA test show that the factors Salience, Excessive Use, Neglect of Work, Anticipation, Neglect of Social Life, did not present differences by gender, with the exception of the Lack of Control factor, which showed that there is a difference by gender between the groups. The most important contribution was the model obtained, which allows knowing the levels of Internet addiction in students. In this way, the academic authorities will be able to carry out the pertinent actions for the care and well-being of the students, and thus have a better use of this technology.