Cognitive and Emotional Well-Being of Preschool Children Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The association between COVID-19 social disruption and young children's development is largely unknown.

Objective

To examine associations of pandemic exposure with neurocognitive and socioemotional development at 24 and 54 months of age.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study evaluated associations between pandemic exposure vs nonexposure and developmental outcomes with covariate adjustment using data from the Ontario Birth Study collected between February 2018 and June 2022. Eligible participants were children aged 24 and 54 months. Data were analyzed from June to November 2022.

Exposure

COVID-19 pandemic exposure defined as assessment after March 11, 2020.

Main outcome and measures

Neurodevelopmental assessment using th

SUBMITTER: Finegold KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10654793 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature