Mental health of children of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
Mental health of children of health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study
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DOI：
10.1177/13591045211016527
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发表时间：
2021-06-07
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Bucak, Ibrahim Hakan
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作者：
Almis, Habip;Almis, Behice Han;Bucak, Ibrahim Hakan
2019冠状病毒病期间，儿童接触到来自周围成年人、媒体和社交网络的大量信息以及高度的压力和焦虑。本研究旨在比较世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布新冠肺炎（COVID-19）为全球大流行后，卫生工作者子女与非卫生工作者父母年龄匹配的子女的焦虑和抑郁水平。这项前瞻性、病例对照、横断面研究于2020年7月至9月进行。146名参与者被招募，71名健康工作者父母的孩子在研究组，75名年龄和性别匹配的非健康工作者父母的孩子在对照组。虽然在CDI评分方面，卫生工作者和非卫生工作者的子女之间没有显著差异，但卫生工作者的子女的STAI-C总评分（70.36 +/- 12.43）高于非卫生工作者父母的子女（65.62 +/- 11.83）（p= 0.02）。这项研究表明，由于他们的父母在新冠肺炎大流行期间在密集和高风险的环境中工作，卫生工作者的子女可能比其他儿童面临更大的心理风险。
Children are exposed to large amounts of information and high levels of stress and anxiety from adults around them, the media, and social communication networks during the Covid-19 period. The purpose of this study was to compare the anxiety and depression levels of the children of health workers following the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of Covid-19 as a global pandemic with those of age-matched children of non-health worker parents. This prospective, case-controlled, cross-sectional study was performed between July and September 2020. One hundred forty-six participants were enrolled, 71 children of health worker parents in the study group, and 75 age- and sex-matched children of non-health worker parents in the control group. While no significant difference was determined between the children of health workers and non-health workers in terms of CDI scores, total STAI-C scores were higher among children of health workers (70.36 +/- 12.43) than in children of non-health worker parents (65.62 +/- 11.83) (p=.02). This study shows that since their parents work in intensive and high-risk environments during the Covid-19 pandemic, the children of health workers may be at greater psychological risk than other children.