Identifying vulnerable children's stress levels and coping measures during COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a mixed method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected vulnerable children and youth. In Japan, despite evidence that the paediatric age group holds a lower risk of infection than the older population, there was a nationwide closure of schools as an early public health measure. Acknowledging that school closures brought heightened psychological and physical stress among Japanese children, we aimed to explore vulnerable children's experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, focusing on socially disadvantaged subset of the population.

Methods

We used an adapted version of the 'Perceived Stress Scale for Children', with additional free-text space, delivered online to children attending three non-profit organisations which provide support for this group of vulnerabl

SUBMITTER: Takeuchi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8889347 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature