Anxiety in Children and Adolescents in the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Year 2023, Volume: 15 Issue: 3, 458 - 467, 30.09.2023

Makbule Tokur Kesgin , Hümeyra Hançer Tok

https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1139328

Abstract

The aim of this study was; to define the anxiety and anxiety-related factors experienced by children/adolescents during the Covid-19 pandemic on a global scale. Study data were collected between 15.04.2021 and 30.04.2021 by using keywords (child, children, adolescents, adolescents, mental health, anxiety, anxiety and stress) in Turkish and English. The data sources of this study are PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar t. As a result of the evaluations, a total of n=6185 articles were reached from all databases. After the evaluation of the full texts, the study was completed with n=31 articles. Eleven of the articles evaluated in this study were published in China. The anxiety prevalence of children and adolescents varies between 1.84-45.0%. As a result of the evaluated studies; It has been observed that women, those with chronic-psychiatric diseases, those who are older, separated from family members, migrant children and adolescents are more likely to experience anxiety. Some of the anxiety symptoms of children and adolescents are nervousness, irritability, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. In conclusion, anxiety levels and anxiety-related factors of children and adolescents living in various countries of the world during the Covid-19 pandemic were determined.

Keywords

Covid-19, child, adolescent, anxiety

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Mali destek: Çalışmanın yapılması ve makalenin yazımı süresince herhangi bir mali ve maddi destek alınmamıştır.

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Covid-19 Salgınında Çocuk ve Ergenlerde Anksiyete: Sistematik Derleme

Abstract

Bu çalışmada amaç; Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde çocuk/ergenlerin deneyimlediği anksiyete ve anksiyeteyle ilişkili faktörleri küresel boyutta tanımlamaktır. Çalışma verileri 15.04.2021 ve 30.04.2021 tarihleri arasında, anahtar kelimeler (çocuk, çocuklar, ergen, ergenler, adolesanlar, akıl sağlığı, anksiyete, kaygı ve stres/ child, children, adolescent, adolescents, adolescents, mental health, anxiety, anxiety and stress) Türkçe ve İngilizce kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bu çalışmanın veri kaynakları; PubMed, Web of Science, ve Google Akademiktir. Değerlendirmeler sonucunda tüm veri tabanlarından toplam n=6185 makaleye ulaşılmıştır. Tam metinlerin değerlendirmesinin ardından n=31 makale ile çalışma tamamlanmıştır. Bu çalışmada değerlendirilen makalelerin n=11’i Çin’de yayınlanmıştır. Çocuk ve ergenlerin anksiyete preveransları %1,84-45,0 arasında değişmektedir. Değerlendirilen çalışmalar sonucunda; kadınların, kronik-psikiyatrik hastalığı bulunanların, büyük yaşta olan, aile üyelerinden ayrı kalan, göçmen çocuk ve ergenlerin anksiyete yaşama ihtimallerinin yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Çocuk ve ergenlerin anksiyete semptomlarının bazıları, gerginlik, sinirlilik, endişe ve intihar düşüncesidir. Bu derleme çalışması sonucunda, Covid-19 pandemisi sürecinde dünyanın çeşitli ülkelerinde yaşayan, çocuk-ergenlerin anksiyete düzeyleri ve anksiyete ile ilişkili faktörler belirlenmiştir.

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Covid-19, çocuk, ergen, anksiyete

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