Strategies to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child and youth well-being: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children and youth are often more vulnerable than adults to emotional impacts of trauma. Wide-ranging negative effects (eg, social isolation, lack of physical activity) of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and youth are well established. This scoping review will identify, describe and categorise strategies taken to mitigate potentially deleterious impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children, youth and their families.

Methods and analysis

We will conduct a scoping review following the Arksey-O'Malley five-stage scoping review method and the Scoping Review Methods Manual by the Joanna Briggs Institute. Well-being will be operationalised according to pre-established domains (health and nutrition, connectedness, safety and support, learning and competence, and agen

SUBMITTER: Moss SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9327437 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature