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- Title
COVID-19 Pandemisi ve Koruyucu Tedbirlerin Çocukların Ruh Sağlığı Üzerindeki Etkisi.
- Authors
KILIÇ, Ahmet Osman; UZUN, Necati; AKIN, Fatih; YAZAR, Abdullah; METİN AKCAN, Özge; AKCA, Ömer Faruk; REİSLİ, İsmail
- Abstract
Objective: World Health Organization declared the novel Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic in March 2020. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on children's mental health. Materials and Methods: Revised Childhood Anxiety and Depression Scale - The Parent Form was applied to the participants to determine the compliance of parents and children with protection rules. In addition, the methods of getting news and protection methods about the pandemic were evaluated. Participants were divided into two groups as those with and without suspicious symptoms of COVID -19. Results: Personal hygiene levels were found to be negatively correlated with social phobia score and total anxiety score (p<0.05). A negative correlation was observed between generalized anxiety disorder scores and the variety of use of protective equipments (p<0.05). Panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder scores were negatively associated with the isolation status of participants (p<0.05). Conclusion: The use of personal protective equipment, following the personal hygiene rules and compliance to the isolation measures of the parents have a positive effect on their children's mental health.
- Publication
Online Turkish Journal of Health Sciences (OTJHS) / Online Türk Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2021, Vol 6, Issue 4, p569
- ISSN
2459-1467
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26453/otjhs.941840