Psychological Symptom Progression in School-Aged Children After COVID-19 Home Confinement: A Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The long-term mental health effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children are rarely reported. We aimed to investigate the progression of depressive and anxiety symptoms among a cohort of children in the initial epicenter of COVID-19 in China.

Methods

Two waves of surveys were conducted in the same two primary schools in Wuhan and Huangshi, Hubei province: Wave 1 from 28 February to 5 March, 2020 (children had been confined to home for 30-40 days) and Wave 2 from 27 November to 9 December, 2020 (schools had reopened for nearly 3 months). Depressive and anxiety symptoms were estimated using the Children's Depression Inventory - Short Form (CDI-S) and the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), respectively. ΔCDI-S and ΔSCARED sco

SUBMITTER: Xie X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9043353 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature