Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the daily activities performed by children from 6 to 12 years of age incomplete and analyze children’s behavior during social distancing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study with children in a learning stage living in Brazil. The data...
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author | Eny Dórea Paiva Luciana Rodrigues da Silva Maria Estela Diniz Machado Rosane Cordeiro Burla de Aguiar Karina Rangel da Silva Garcia Paloma Gonçalves Martins Acioly |
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description | ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the daily activities performed by children from 6 to 12 years of age incomplete and analyze children’s behavior during social distancing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study with children in a learning stage living in Brazil. The data were collected via online form. Fisher’s exact test was applied to analyze the association of categorical variables with child behavior; when significant, it was used the odds ratio. It was considered results considered statistically significant those presenting values of p < 0.05. Results: Data from 530 children were analyzed: 50.3% female, 71.3% from the Southeast Region, 73% in fulltime social distancing, 52% presented anxiety, which was significantly associated with changes in sleep and appetite. Conclusion: The results indicate the need for parents/caretakers to stimulate moments for the child to express themselves, not minimizing their feelings and providing emotional support to mitigate the negative impact of these feelings on the child’s mental and physical health. |
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spelling | doaj.art-4ccce1a497ac41098312611dda0ff0d82022-12-22T04:12:25ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462021-04-0174suppl 110.1590/0034-7167-2020-0762Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemicEny Dórea Paivahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4338-5516Luciana Rodrigues da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8815-6525Maria Estela Diniz Machadohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9228-0676Rosane Cordeiro Burla de Aguiarhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2956-9252Karina Rangel da Silva Garciahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5392-9102Paloma Gonçalves Martins Aciolyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3970-6532ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the daily activities performed by children from 6 to 12 years of age incomplete and analyze children’s behavior during social distancing in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study with children in a learning stage living in Brazil. The data were collected via online form. Fisher’s exact test was applied to analyze the association of categorical variables with child behavior; when significant, it was used the odds ratio. It was considered results considered statistically significant those presenting values of p < 0.05. Results: Data from 530 children were analyzed: 50.3% female, 71.3% from the Southeast Region, 73% in fulltime social distancing, 52% presented anxiety, which was significantly associated with changes in sleep and appetite. Conclusion: The results indicate the need for parents/caretakers to stimulate moments for the child to express themselves, not minimizing their feelings and providing emotional support to mitigate the negative impact of these feelings on the child’s mental and physical health.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000800208&tlng=ptPandemicsSocial IsolationChild BehaviorPediatricsPediatric Nursing |
spellingShingle | Eny Dórea Paiva Luciana Rodrigues da Silva Maria Estela Diniz Machado Rosane Cordeiro Burla de Aguiar Karina Rangel da Silva Garcia Paloma Gonçalves Martins Acioly Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem Pandemics Social Isolation Child Behavior Pediatrics Pediatric Nursing |
title | Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full | Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_fullStr | Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_full_unstemmed | Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_short | Child behavior during the social distancing in the COVID-19 pandemic |
title_sort | child behavior during the social distancing in the covid 19 pandemic |
topic | Pandemics Social Isolation Child Behavior Pediatrics Pediatric Nursing |
url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000800208&tlng=pt |
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