Imke Janssen, Lynda H Powell, Sheila A Dugan, Carol A Derby, Howard M Kravitz
Cardiovascular Health, Race, and Decline in Cognitive Function in Midlife Women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation
Journal of the American Heart Association
background covid19 pandemic lockdown strategies widely used contain sarscov2 virus spread children adolescents especially vulnerable suffering psychological effects result measures spain children enforced strict home lockdown 42 days first wave studied effects lockdown children adolescents online questionnaire methods crosssectional study conducted spain using open online survey july lockdown resulting first pandemic wave november 2020 second wave included families children 16 yearsold living spain parents answered survey regarding lockdown effects children instructed invite children 7 16 yearsold mandatory scholar age spain respond specific set questions answers collected application programming interface system data analysis performed using r results included 1957 families completed questionnaires covering total 3347 children specific childrens questionnaire completed 167 kids 711 yearsold 100 adolescents 1216 yearsold children general showed high resilience capability adapt new situations sleeping problems reported half children 54 adolescents 59 strongly associated less time sports spending 5 h per day using electronic devices parents perceived children gain weight 41 irritable anxious 63 sadder 46 parents children differed significantly evaluating childrens sleeping disturbances conclusions enforced lockdown measures isolation negative impact children adolescents mental health wellbeing future waves current pandemic light potential epidemics new emerging infections lockdown measures targeting children adolescents reconsidered taking account infectiousness potential agespecific needs especially facilitate physical activity limit time spent electronic devices