Child, adolescent, and parent mental health in general population during a year of COVID-19 pandemic in belgium: a cross-sectional study.
Anxiety
COVID-19
Child mental health
Depression
Lockdown
Journal
Discover mental health
ISSN: 2731-4383
Titre abrégé: Discov Ment Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 9918350483906676
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 Jul 2022
04 Jul 2022
Historique:
received:
09
05
2022
accepted:
20
06
2022
medline:
4
7
2022
pubmed:
4
7
2022
entrez:
20
10
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
This study aims to evaluate the mental health status of children, adolescents and their parents during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. Analysis compared results before and during the second national lockdown, which started on November 2nd 2020. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted between May 2020 and April 2021. Two hundred and eighteen adults and 273 children fully completed the survey. Almost one in five children (17.9%) presented moderate-to-severe scores of depression. Adolescents presented a higher level of depression than children (p = 0.007). The rate of moderate-to-severe depression scores (10.8% to 21%, p = 0.007) and internalized symptoms increased during the second lockdown (p < 0.001). Parents' depression (p < 0.001) and anxiety (p = 0.027) levels also increased during the second lockdown. Logistic regression showed that the use of psychotropic medication in parents and parents' depression scores were risk factors for children to have worse depression scores. The second lockdown appears to worsen the effects of the pandemic on children's and parents' mental health. There is a need to implement specific interventions targeting both children/adolescents and their parents to support them during lockdown periods and improve mental health outcomes.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
This study aims to evaluate the mental health status of children, adolescents and their parents during the first year of COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium.
METHOD
METHODS
Analysis compared results before and during the second national lockdown, which started on November 2nd 2020. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted between May 2020 and April 2021.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Two hundred and eighteen adults and 273 children fully completed the survey. Almost one in five children (17.9%) presented moderate-to-severe scores of depression. Adolescents presented a higher level of depression than children (p = 0.007). The rate of moderate-to-severe depression scores (10.8% to 21%, p = 0.007) and internalized symptoms increased during the second lockdown (p < 0.001). Parents' depression (p < 0.001) and anxiety (p = 0.027) levels also increased during the second lockdown. Logistic regression showed that the use of psychotropic medication in parents and parents' depression scores were risk factors for children to have worse depression scores.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The second lockdown appears to worsen the effects of the pandemic on children's and parents' mental health. There is a need to implement specific interventions targeting both children/adolescents and their parents to support them during lockdown periods and improve mental health outcomes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37861820
doi: 10.1007/s44192-022-00019-w
pii: 10.1007/s44192-022-00019-w
pmc: PMC10501023
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
16Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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