A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent–child dyads in Canada
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the mental health of children, youth, and their families which must be addressed and prevented in future public health crises. Our objective was to measure how self-reported mental health symptoms of children/youth and their parents evolved during C...
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| author | Jeanna Parsons Leigh Stephana Julia Moss Cynthia Sriskandarajah Eric McArthur Sofia B. Ahmed Kathryn Birnie Donna Halperin Scott Halperin Micaela Harley Jia Hu Josh Ng Kamstra Laura Leppan Angie Nickel Nicole Racine Kristine Russell Stacie Smith May Solis Maia Stelfox Perri R. Tutelman Henry T. Stelfox Kirsten M. Fiest |
| author_facet | Jeanna Parsons Leigh Stephana Julia Moss Cynthia Sriskandarajah Eric McArthur Sofia B. Ahmed Kathryn Birnie Donna Halperin Scott Halperin Micaela Harley Jia Hu Josh Ng Kamstra Laura Leppan Angie Nickel Nicole Racine Kristine Russell Stacie Smith May Solis Maia Stelfox Perri R. Tutelman Henry T. Stelfox Kirsten M. Fiest |
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| description | Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the mental health of children, youth, and their families which must be addressed and prevented in future public health crises. Our objective was to measure how self-reported mental health symptoms of children/youth and their parents evolved during COVID-19 and to identify associated factors for children/youth and their parents including sources accessed for information on mental health. We conducted a nationally representative, multi-informant cross-sectional survey administered online to collect data from April to May 2022 across 10 Canadian provinces among dyads of children (11–14 years) or youth (15–18 years) and a parent (> 18 years). Self-report questions on mental health were based on The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health and the World Health Organization of the United Nations H6+ Technical Working Group on Adolescent Health and Well-Being consensus framework and the Coronavirus Health and Impact Survey. McNemar’s test and the test of homogeneity of stratum effects were used to assess differences between children-parent and youth-parent dyads, and interaction by stratification factors, respectively. Among 933 dyads (N = 1866), 349 (37.4%) parents were aged 35–44 years and 485 (52.0%) parents were women; 227 (47.0%) children and 204 (45.3%) youth were girls; 174 (18.6%) dyads had resided in Canada < 10 years. Anxiety and irritability were reported most frequently among child (44, 9.1%; 37, 7.7%) and parent (82, 17.0%; 67, 13.9%) dyads, as well as among youth (44, 9.8%; 35, 7.8%) and parent (68, 15.1%; 49, 10.9%) dyads; children and youth were significantly less likely to report worsened anxiety (p < 0.001, p = 0.006, respectively) or inattention (p < 0.001, p = 0.028, respectively) compared to parents. Dyads who reported financial or housing instability or identified as living with a disability more frequently reported worsened mental health. Children (96, 57.1%), youth (113, 62.5%), and their parents (253, 62.5%; 239, 62.6%, respectively) most frequently accessed the internet for mental health information. This cross-national survey contextualizes pandemic-related changes to self-reported mental health symptoms of children, youth, and families. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5120f27bf68d4329917d0ffb043ab5a52023-05-21T11:15:34ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-05-0113111110.1038/s41598-023-34544-7A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent–child dyads in CanadaJeanna Parsons Leigh0Stephana Julia Moss1Cynthia Sriskandarajah2Eric McArthur3Sofia B. Ahmed4Kathryn Birnie5Donna Halperin6Scott Halperin7Micaela Harley8Jia Hu9Josh Ng Kamstra10Laura Leppan11Angie Nickel12Nicole Racine13Kristine Russell14Stacie Smith15May Solis16Maia Stelfox17Perri R. Tutelman18Henry T. Stelfox19Kirsten M. Fiest20Faculty of Health, Dalhousie UniversityFaculty of Health, Dalhousie UniversityFaculty of Health, Dalhousie UniversityLondon Health Sciences CentreDepartment of Medicine, University of CalgaryDepartment of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain MedicineRankin School of Nursing, St. Francis Xavier UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Dalhousie UniversityFraymeDepartment of Community Health Sciences, University of CalgaryDepartment of Surgery, University of Hawaii John A Burns School of MedicineFaculty of Health, Dalhousie UniversityFaculty of Health, Dalhousie UniversityFaculty of Social Sciences, University of OttawaSepsis CanadaYoung Canadian Roundtable On HealthFaculty of Health, Dalhousie UniversityFaculty of Health, Dalhousie UniversityDepartment of Oncology, University of CalgaryDepartment of Critical Care MedicineDepartment of Critical Care MedicineAbstract The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the mental health of children, youth, and their families which must be addressed and prevented in future public health crises. Our objective was to measure how self-reported mental health symptoms of children/youth and their parents evolved during COVID-19 and to identify associated factors for children/youth and their parents including sources accessed for information on mental health. We conducted a nationally representative, multi-informant cross-sectional survey administered online to collect data from April to May 2022 across 10 Canadian provinces among dyads of children (11–14 years) or youth (15–18 years) and a parent (> 18 years). Self-report questions on mental health were based on The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health and the World Health Organization of the United Nations H6+ Technical Working Group on Adolescent Health and Well-Being consensus framework and the Coronavirus Health and Impact Survey. McNemar’s test and the test of homogeneity of stratum effects were used to assess differences between children-parent and youth-parent dyads, and interaction by stratification factors, respectively. Among 933 dyads (N = 1866), 349 (37.4%) parents were aged 35–44 years and 485 (52.0%) parents were women; 227 (47.0%) children and 204 (45.3%) youth were girls; 174 (18.6%) dyads had resided in Canada < 10 years. Anxiety and irritability were reported most frequently among child (44, 9.1%; 37, 7.7%) and parent (82, 17.0%; 67, 13.9%) dyads, as well as among youth (44, 9.8%; 35, 7.8%) and parent (68, 15.1%; 49, 10.9%) dyads; children and youth were significantly less likely to report worsened anxiety (p < 0.001, p = 0.006, respectively) or inattention (p < 0.001, p = 0.028, respectively) compared to parents. Dyads who reported financial or housing instability or identified as living with a disability more frequently reported worsened mental health. Children (96, 57.1%), youth (113, 62.5%), and their parents (253, 62.5%; 239, 62.6%, respectively) most frequently accessed the internet for mental health information. This cross-national survey contextualizes pandemic-related changes to self-reported mental health symptoms of children, youth, and families.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34544-7 |
| spellingShingle | Jeanna Parsons Leigh Stephana Julia Moss Cynthia Sriskandarajah Eric McArthur Sofia B. Ahmed Kathryn Birnie Donna Halperin Scott Halperin Micaela Harley Jia Hu Josh Ng Kamstra Laura Leppan Angie Nickel Nicole Racine Kristine Russell Stacie Smith May Solis Maia Stelfox Perri R. Tutelman Henry T. Stelfox Kirsten M. Fiest A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent–child dyads in Canada Scientific Reports |
| title | A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent–child dyads in Canada |
| title_full | A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent–child dyads in Canada |
| title_fullStr | A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent–child dyads in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent–child dyads in Canada |
| title_short | A muti-informant national survey on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health symptoms of parent–child dyads in Canada |
| title_sort | muti informant national survey on the impact of covid 19 on mental health symptoms of parent child dyads in canada |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-34544-7 |
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