COVID-19 Salgını Bir Çocuk Polikliniğinde Anksiyeteyi Değiştirir mi?

Year 2025, Issue: 5, 1 - 8, 31.08.2025

Sebahat Çam , Miyase Hakbilen

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada COVID-19 salgını sırasında poliklinikte pediatrik ve maternal anksiyetede meydana gelen değişiklikleri araştırmak amaçlanmıştır.
Materyal ve Metot: Birinci grup, ülkedeki ilk COVID pozitif hastadan önce kliniği ziyaret eden çocuklar ve annelerinden, ikinci grup ise pandemi sırasında aynı kliniği ziyaret eden hastalar ve annelerinden oluşmaktaydı. Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Ölçeği (HADS) anneler ve 12 yaşından büyük çocuklara uygulandı. 4-11 yaş arası çocuklardan görsel analog skorlar (VAS) elde edildi.
Bulgular: Pandemi grubunda annelerin ortalama HADS skorları anlamlı derecede yüksekti. Birinci gruptaki annelerin yaklaşık % 5'i ve pandemi grubundaki annelerin neredeyse yarısı kayda değer bir endişe geliştirdi. Benzer şekilde, ikinci gruptaki çocukların da oldukça şiddetli kaygıları vardı.
Sonuç: COVID-19 salgını sırasında anneler ve çocuklardaki artmış anksiyete oldukça ciddi bir konudur ve dikkate alınmalıdır.

Keywords

Çocuk , Anksiyete , COVID-19

Does the COVID-19 Pandemic Alter Anxiety in a Pediatric Outpatient Clinic?

Abstract

Objective: The aim was to investigate alterations in pediatric and maternal anxiety in an outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: The first group consisted of children plus their mothers visiting the clinic before the first COVID positive patient in the country. The second group consisted of the consequent patients and their mothers visiting the same clinic during the pandemic. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was administered to mothers and children >12 years old. Visual analog scores (VAS) were obtained from the children aged 4-11 years.
Results: The mean HADS scores of the mothers were significantly higher in the pandemic group. About 5% of mothers in the first group and almost half of the mothers in the pandemic group developed remarkable anxiety. Similarly, children in the second group had remarkably severe anxiety.
Conclusion: Anxiety is a major concern for mothers and children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords

Children , Anxiety , COVID-19 , HADS

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