Mental health status of infected children between 7 to 12 years old in Fangcang Shelter Hospital during the COVID-19 Shanghai lockdown in 2022: a cross-section study.
Transl Pediatr
; 11(11): 1864-1871, 2022 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
There has been an increase in research on the potential adverse effects on children's mental health, especially depression and anxiety, during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic over the past few months. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate depression and anxiety symptoms among children in shelter hospitals during the 2022 Shanghai lockdown.Methods:
A total of 98 infected children aged 7-12 years were enrolled in this study between April 19 and June 4, 2022. The Children's Depression Inventory (CDI), Anxiety Scale for Children-Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASC-ASD), and Anxiety Scale or Children-Autism Spectrum Disorder Parent Form (ASC-ADS-P) were used to assess children's depression and anxiety symptoms. Children's guardians completed the survey by verbally asking their child/children the questions. The guardians additionally completed the ASC-ASD-P.Results:
The prevalence of depression and anxiety was 12.2% and 13.3%, respectively. A total of 66 respondents reported no physical symptoms. Linear regression showed that myalgia [7.198, 95% confidence interval (CI) 3.163-11.232], headache (7.189, 95% CI 3.842-10.535) coryza (5.362, 95% CI 2.654-8.070), and number of quarantine days (4.378, 95% CI 3.409-5.348) were significantly correlated with higher levels of depression, whereas chills (14.337, 95% CI 9.799-18.875), coryza (9.309, 95% CI 6.467-12.152), headache (7.193, 95% CI 3.182-11.204), myalgia (5.571, 95% CI 0.684-10.459), number of quarantine days (3.190, 95% CI 1.796-4.584), and gender (male) (-4.137, 95% CI -6.609 to 1.665) were associated with anxiety scores. Persistent fever was correlated with depression (P=0.007), whereas physical discomfort, such as persistent fever, cough, sore throat, headache, myalgia, and coryza were correlated with anxiety (all P<0.05).Conclusions:
The findings of the present study indicated a moderate prevalence of depression and anxiety among infected children in a shelter hospital during the 2022 Shanghai lockdown. Therefore, the findings of this study could provide scientific basis for the development of targeted psychological intervention. It could be helpful for policy-makers to focus on psychological health among infected children and help to optimize future interventions.
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