Impact of COVID-19 on physical and mental functioning in adolescents with disabilities in a sports nongovernmental organization.

de Freitas Laurentino, Moisés; Lindoso, Livia; Astley, Camilla; Martins Lavorato, Sofia Simão; Pires Ihara, Bianca; Casado de Lima, Dandara Carvalho; Gualano, Bruno; Bruniv Queiroz, Lígia; Rodrigues Pereira, Rosa Maria; Vanoni Polanczyk, Guilherme; Pires de Camargo, Olavo; Artur Silva, Clovis; Moreno Grangeiro, Patricia

Objective: This study aimed to assess physical and mental health, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) parameters in adolescents with physical disabilities enrolled in a sports nongovernmental organization (NGO) versus adolescents without disabilities during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 30 adolescents with disabilities and 86 adolescents without disabilities who responded to an online questionnaire with sociodemographic data and self-rated healthcare routine information during the COVID-19 quarantine. Validated self-report versions of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) were also applied. Results: The median of emotional [4 (0–10) vs. 5 (0–10), p=0.018] and prosocial [7 (0–10) vs. 9 (3–10), p=0.006] problems was lower in adolescents with disabilities versus adolescents without disabilities. Adolescents with disabilities had significantly lower global function [68 (21–99) vs. 94 (67–100), p<0.001] and higher happiness scores in the PODCI scale [90 (65–100) vs. 80 (0–100), p=0.016] compared to controls. Logistic regression analysis demonstrated that physical activity/week (OR=1.03; 95%CI 1.01–1.05, p=0.002) was higher in adolescents with

PHYSICAL mobility; NONGOVERNMENTAL organizations; COVID-19 pandemic; COVID-19; SLEEP quality

Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2023, Vol 41, p1

0103-0582

Academic Journal

10.1590/1984-0462/2023/41/2021334