Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Self-reported Psychological Distress Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Schools have been suspended nationwide in 188 countries, and classes have shifted to home-based distance learning models to control the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Additional information is needed to determine mental health status among school-aged children and adolescents during this public health crisis and the risk factors associated with psychological distress during the pandemic.

Objective

To assess self-reported psychological distress among school-aged children and adolescents associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study using data from a survey on the mental health of school-aged children and adolescents in Guangdong province, China, conducted by using a stratified

SUBMITTER: Qin Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7838937 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature