Mental Health in Children in the Context of COVID-19: Focus on Discharged Children.
Front Psychiatry
; 12: 759449, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1551547
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
To date, the mental health consequences of children hospitalized with COVID-19 remain unclear. We aimed to assess mental health status in children in the context of COVID-19, with a focus on discharged children.Methods:
We recruited discharged children who recovered from COVID-19 and healthy controls between July and September 2020 in Wuhan Children's Hospital. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety, depression, and sleep problems were assessed in these children using questionnaires. Univariable and multivariable logistic and linear regressions were conducted to identify risk factors.Results:
Totally, there were 152 children (61 discharged children and 91 healthy controls) aged 7-18 years old in our study. An increasing trend in the prevalence of PTSD, anxiety, and depression was observed in the discharged children compared with healthy controls (PTSD 8.20 vs. 2.20%, anxiety 22.95 vs. 13.19%; depression 47.54 vs. 32.97%). Discharged children tended to report more depressive symptoms (ß = 0.39) and less sleep problems (ß = -0.37). Discharged children who lived in nuclear families and had longer hospital stays were more likely to report depression [odds ratio (OR) = 3.68 and 1.14, respectively]. Anxiety symptoms and the severity of sleep problems of discharged children were positively associated with caregivers' depression and PTSD symptoms (OR = 21.88 and 31.09, respectively).Conclusion:
In conclusion, PTSD, anxiety, and depression symptoms were common among recovered children 4 months after COVID-19 hospitalization. Children from nuclear family and those had longer hospital stays need special attention. In addition, parental mental health had a significant impact on their children's mental resilience and recovery.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Language:
English
Journal:
Front Psychiatry
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Fpsyt.2021.759449
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