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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Main Authors: 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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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2021-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672021000800208&tlng=pt
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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
author_facet 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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