The impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on children with neurodevelopmental disorder (tur)
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2021
Yazarlar: Sezen KÖSE, Gamze Yüksel, Birsen ŞENTÜRK PİLAN, Elif Tortop, Gökçe Anılır, REYHAN ÇALIŞAN, Begüm Yuluğ, Sibel Helin Tokmak, Nazlı Burcu ÖZBARAN, Zeki YÜNCÜ, HATİCE SERPİL ERERMİŞ, Tezan BİLDİK
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Scopus, 2021, cilt 24, ss 467-474
Özet
COVID-19 Pandemisinin nörogelişimsel bozukluğu olan çocuklar üzerine etkisiThe impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on children with neurodevelopmental disorder SUMMARY Objective: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of Covid-19 pandemic on children with neurodevelopmental disorders through Tele-Medicine system.Method: Children aged between 7-18 years old with neurodevelopmental disorders were evaluated.On the routine control visit day, they and their parents were called by phone via the Tele-Medicine system and a questionnaire prepared by the researchers was applied to evaluate the compliance process to the pandemic.The disease severity of the cases was evaluated by the Clinical Global Impression Scale.Results: In our study, 17.6% of the cases were girls and 82.4% were boys.The average age is 11.66±3.46years.In this study 51% of the cases were diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder; 47.1% with Intellectual Disability and 17.6% with Special Learning Disorder.The comorbidity of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder was found to be 49%.Increased anxiety is reported by 25.5% of the cases, appetite and nutritional problems by %37.3 and sleep pattern changes by 62.7%.Pre-pandemic score of Clinical Global Impression Scale was evaluated as 3.82±0.81,and the score during the pandemic as 4.09±0.87.Discussion: It was found that, in the early period of the Covid-19 pandemic, the most common problems of the cases with neurodevelopmental disorder were the sleep pattern changes, appetite and nutritional problems and increased anxiety.It is thought that our findings will guide psychosocial support interventions for children and adolescents with developmental problems during the pandemic.