Mental Health of Children With Special Educational Needs and the Return to In-Person Learning After the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

There is limited evidence on whether the quality of life and behavior of children with special educational needs (SEN) have improved or worsened since schools reopened after COVID-19-related school closures.

Objective

To describe the changes in the mental well-being of children and adolescents with SEN during the initial 6 months of resuming in-person learning after COVID-19-related school closures.

Design, setting, and participants

This repeated cross-sectional study reported data from surveys completed by parents and caregivers of children and adolescents aged 3 to 18 years with SEN studying at special schools in Hong Kong. The first cohort was obtained during COVID-19-related school closure in April 2020 (wave 1) and the second cohort was obtained 6 mont

SUBMITTER: Tso WWY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10704277 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature