Social distancing and anxiety among female caregivers of children ages zero-to-five during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown in the United States.
COVID-19
Social distancing
anxiety
caregivers
mental health
withdrawal from activities of interest
Journal
Journal of affective disorders reports
ISSN: 2666-9153
Titre abrégé: J Affect Disord Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101773676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jul 2021
Jul 2021
Historique:
received:
07
10
2020
revised:
18
04
2021
accepted:
29
04
2021
entrez:
13
10
2021
pubmed:
14
10
2021
medline:
14
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Past studies have linked measures of social isolation to mental health among caregivers of children. As people across the world adjust to social distancing measures, there is a need to understand consequences of social distancing measures on mental health. Thus, the objective of this study is to examine the association between adherence to social distancing measures and feeling worried/anxious among female caregivers of children ages zero-to-five. Data for this study came from an online survey that was administered between May and June 2020 to understand stress and mental health among caregivers of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 358 female caregivers was analyzed using binary logistic regression with feeling worried/anxious as the outcome variable. More than a third of the female caregivers (35.2%) reported feeling worried/anxious during the past month and about 42% reported strictly adhering to social distancing measures. Controlling for the effect of other factors, caregivers who reported strictly adhering to social distancing had 1.86 times higher odds of feeling worried/anxious when compared caregivers who were not strictly adhering to social distancing (AOR=1.86, 95% C.I.=1.07-3.24). Caregivers who felt bothered by withdrawal from activities of interest had 4.11 times higher odds of reporting feeling worried/anxious (AOR=4.11, 95% C.I.=2.32-7.24). As COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, it is important to build community response to better support caregivers of infants and young children. Implications for practice, policy, and research as they relate to caregiver's mental health are discussed.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Past studies have linked measures of social isolation to mental health among caregivers of children. As people across the world adjust to social distancing measures, there is a need to understand consequences of social distancing measures on mental health. Thus, the objective of this study is to examine the association between adherence to social distancing measures and feeling worried/anxious among female caregivers of children ages zero-to-five.
METHODS
METHODS
Data for this study came from an online survey that was administered between May and June 2020 to understand stress and mental health among caregivers of children during the COVID-19 pandemic. A sample of 358 female caregivers was analyzed using binary logistic regression with feeling worried/anxious as the outcome variable.
RESULTS
RESULTS
More than a third of the female caregivers (35.2%) reported feeling worried/anxious during the past month and about 42% reported strictly adhering to social distancing measures. Controlling for the effect of other factors, caregivers who reported strictly adhering to social distancing had 1.86 times higher odds of feeling worried/anxious when compared caregivers who were not strictly adhering to social distancing (AOR=1.86, 95% C.I.=1.07-3.24). Caregivers who felt bothered by withdrawal from activities of interest had 4.11 times higher odds of reporting feeling worried/anxious (AOR=4.11, 95% C.I.=2.32-7.24).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
As COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, it is important to build community response to better support caregivers of infants and young children. Implications for practice, policy, and research as they relate to caregiver's mental health are discussed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34642679
doi: 10.1016/j.jadr.2021.100154
pii: S2666-9153(21)00080-9
pmc: PMC8497171
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100154Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interests with respect to the authorship and/or the publication of this paper.
Références
Pediatrics. 2020 Oct;146(4):
pubmed: 32709738
J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2012 Dec;37(4):360-74
pubmed: 23002899
Soc Sci Med. 2020 Feb;246:112749
pubmed: 31978636
J Affect Disord. 2019 Dec 1;259:244-250
pubmed: 31446386
Psychol Bull. 1985 Sep;98(2):310-57
pubmed: 3901065
AIDS Behav. 2013 Jun;17(5):1591-611
pubmed: 22878789
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Jul;36(13-14):NP6747-NP6766
pubmed: 30614358
Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2018 Mar;64(2):156-165
pubmed: 29432085
PLoS Med. 2010 Jul 27;7(7):e1000316
pubmed: 20668659
BMJ. 2020 Apr 6;369:m1379
pubmed: 32253182
N Engl J Med. 2020 Aug 6;383(6):510-512
pubmed: 32283003
Lancet Infect Dis. 2020 Aug;20(8):904-905
pubmed: 32738239
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2013 Apr;54(4):423-44
pubmed: 22943414
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2020 May 8;:1-9
pubmed: 32395095
J Psychosom Res. 2020 Sep;136:110186
pubmed: 32682159
Psychol Health Med. 2011 Oct;16(5):588-611
pubmed: 21745024
Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Jun;80:134-145
pubmed: 29604504
J Fam Violence. 2020 Jun 23;:1-7
pubmed: 32836736
Psychother Psychosom. 2006;75(6):370-5
pubmed: 17053338
Front Psychol. 2017 Feb 09;8:163
pubmed: 28232811
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Oct;32(7):e285-9
pubmed: 20736846
Epidemiol Health. 2016 Nov 5;38:e2016048
pubmed: 28196409
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2008 Feb;43(2):140-50
pubmed: 17994175
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2020 Mar 27;:1-9
pubmed: 32226353
J Psychosom Res. 2020 Feb 13;131:109966
pubmed: 32087433
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2020 Jul;55(7):811-822
pubmed: 31222412
Lancet Psychiatry. 2020 Jun;7(6):547-560
pubmed: 32304649
J Ment Health. 2011 Feb;20(1):60-9
pubmed: 21271827
Disasters. 2011 Apr;35(2):417-42
pubmed: 21073672
AIDS Care. 2018 Dec;30(12):1586-1594
pubmed: 30114950
Heart. 2016 Jul 1;102(13):1009-16
pubmed: 27091846
Gen Psychiatr. 2020 Mar 6;33(2):e100213
pubmed: 32215365
J Affect Disord. 2020 Apr 1;266:646-654
pubmed: 32056941
Arch Intern Med. 2012 Jul 23;172(14):1078-83
pubmed: 22710744
Zero Three. 2009 Nov 1;30(2):9-13
pubmed: 23894221
PLoS One. 2020 May 14;15(5):e0233410
pubmed: 32407409
Int J Ment Health Addict. 2020 Apr 27;:1-14
pubmed: 32346359
AIDS Res Treat. 2018 Feb 28;2018:5462959
pubmed: 29682344
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2020 Jul;99(7):848-855
pubmed: 32449178
Brain Behav Immun. 2020 Jul;87:40-48
pubmed: 32298802
Depress Anxiety. 2020 Jun;37(6):505-509
pubmed: 32421214
Lancet. 2020 Mar 14;395(10227):912-920
pubmed: 32112714
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020 Jun 19;69(24):751-758
pubmed: 32555138
Acta Paediatr. 2011 Jul;100(7):1011-7
pubmed: 21414025
Int Rev Psychiatry. 2016 Oct;28(5):452-463
pubmed: 27599188
Trop Med Int Health. 2019 Jun;24(6):671-691
pubmed: 30843627