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AUTHOR(S) Tiantian Liu; Zhenliang Liu; Lijia Zhang (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Zhipeng Wu; Zhening Liu; Zhulin Zou (et al.)
Lockdown policies during COVID-19 pandemic have potential adverse psychological impacts on youth. However, little is known about their influence on the changes of psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) among adolescents, nor about the possible association between changes in PLEs and changes in anxiety/depression symptoms. This study investigated these two questions through a longitudinal comparative study. In total, 1825 adolescents were surveyed before COVID-19 and after the lockdown in China (T0, October 20th, 2019 and T1, May 18th, 2020). PLEs, anxiety, and depression were measured with paranoia, anxiety and depression subscales of the Mental Health Inventory of Middle school students (MMHI-60). Within-subjects Wilcoxon test, Spearman correlation test, and Kruskal-Wallis test were adopted.
AUTHOR(S) Yang Yang; Keqiao Liu; Miao Li (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Shu Dan Chen; Yun Yu; Xing Kai Li (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Xiao Wan; Haitao Huang; Jia Shang (et al.)
AUTHOR(S) Mei-Xian Zhang; Xiao-Qing Lin; Yan Chen (et al.)
Vaccine hesitancy seriously hinders herd immunity. This study explored the determinants of parental hesitancy to vaccinate children against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China. A population-based self-administered online questionnaire evaluating parental hesitancy in vaccinating their children against COVID-19 was conducted in Taizhou, China. Of the 2463 parents who received the invitation, 1788 (72.6%) responded to the survey.
AUTHOR(S) Jindong Liu; Biying Wu; Jiayu Qu
AUTHOR(S) Hang Zhang; Hanmei Xu; Lijuan Huang (et al.)
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to threaten the physical and mental health of people across the world. This study aimed to understand the psychological impact of this disease on adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) at 1 month after the start of the outbreak in China. Using the Children’s Impact of Event Scale (CRIES-13) questionnaire, it investigated the occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in two groups of adolescents: MDD patients who were in continuous antidepressant therapy and healthy controls. Total scores and factor subscores were compared between the two groups and subgroups stratified by sex and school grade. Logistic regression was used to identify variables associated with high total CRIES-13 scores.
AUTHOR(S) Qiguo Lian; Xiayun Zuo; Xiangyang Zhong (et al.)
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic affected almost 1.6 billion students or more than 90% of learners globally. However, the effect of school closures during COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent sleep duration remains unclear. This study undertook a cross-sectional electronic survey in six junior and senior high schools in Shanghai, China from late June to early July 2020. It evaluated the changes of sleep duration on weekdays by comparing sleep duration hours and insufficient sleep (< 9 h for children aged 6–13 years or < 8 h for teenagers aged 14–17 years) in COVID-19 school closures and after school reopening. It also investigated possible sex differences in the changes of sleep duration.
AUTHOR(S) Tianhang Zhoua; Weiran Chena; Xiujun Liu (et al.)
Children of parents with mental illness (COPMI) are vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the psychosocial impacts of the pandemic and identify potential factors influencing their mental health. 665 COPMI from six sites including Wuhan in China were enrolled. COPMI's mental health and the impacts of COVID-19 were assessed by an online survey. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to examine the association between impact factors and participants’ mental health.
AUTHOR(S) Keqiao Liu; Yang Yang; Miao Li (et al.)
Preterm birth is the leading cause of child morbidity and mortality globally. We aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 mitigation measures implemented in China on 23 January 2020 on the incidence of preterm birth in our institution. Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate the association between the national COVID-19 mitigation measures implemented in China and the incidence of preterm birth.
AUTHOR(S) Rui Zhen; Xiao Zhou
AUTHOR(S) Qiuyue Yang; Jianjun Gu; Jon-Chao Hong
AUTHOR(S) Jin Yanga; Ting Zhanga; Weiran Qi (et al.)
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