A comparative study of separation anxiety and sleep problems in school-aged children of health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Yıl: 2023 Cilt: 26 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 125 - 131 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5505/kpd.2023.95226 İndeks Tarihi: 05-07-2023
A comparative study of separation anxiety and sleep problems in school-aged children of health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Öz: Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect physical health as well as mental health in children and adolescents. In this study, we aimed to investigate the state, trait, separation anxiety, and sleep disturbances in the children of health professionals in the first and third waves of the pandemic. Method: 33 children of health professionals and 42 children whose parents were not health professionals were included in the study. Sociodemographic data form, The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Separation Anxiety Assessment Scale- Child Version (SAAS-C), The Sleep Disturbance Scale for Children (SDSC) were used for assessment each for the first and third waves of the pandemic. Results: The state, trait anxiety, and SAAS-C scores of the children of health professionals were higher than the control group in the first wave of the pandemic, state anxiety and SAAS-C scores were still higher than controls in the third wave. Positive correlations were found between the STAI and SAAS-C scores with the working hours of mothers in the pandemic. State anxiety, and SAAS-C scores were higher in children of healthcare workers with a history of COVID-19. Discussion: STAI and SAAS-C scores were found to be higher in the children of health professionals compared to the control group in the first and third wave of the pandemic. There was no effect being child- ren of healthcare workers on SDSC scores. Anxiety levels were related to the time the mother worked during the pandemic and the parent's history of COVID-19.
Anahtar Kelime: COVID-19 pandemisi sırasında sağlık çalışanlarının okul çağındaki çocuklarında ayrılık kaygısı ve uyku sorunlarının karşılaştırmalı araştırılması
Öz: Amaç: COVID-19 pandemisi, çocuk ve ergenlerde fiziksel sağlığın yanı sıra ruh sağlığını da etkilemeye devam etmektedir. Bu çalışmada, pandeminin birinci ve üçüncü dalgalarında sağlık çalışanlarının çocuklarında durumluk, sürekli kaygı, ayrılık kaygısı ve uyku bozukluklarının araştırılması amaçlandı. Yöntem: Çalışmaya 33 sağlık çalışanı çocuğu ve ebeveyni sağlık çalışanı olmayan 42 çocuk dahil edildi. Pandeminin birinci ve üçüncü dalgalarının her biri için sosyodemografik veri formu, Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Envanteri (DSKÖ), Ayrılma Kaygısı Değerlendirme Ölçeği-Çocuk Versiyonu (AKDÖ- Ç), Çocuklar İçin Uyku Bozukluğu Ölçeği (ÇUBÖ) kullanıldı. Bulgular: Sağlık çalışanlarının çocuklarının durumluk, sürekli kaygı ve AKDÖ-Ç puanları pandeminin birinci dalgasında kontrol grubuna göre daha yüksek bulundu, üçüncü dalgada durumluk kaygı ve AKDÖ-Ç puanları kontrol grubuna göre daha yüksekti. Pandemi döneminde annelerin çalışma saatleri ile DSKÖ ve AKDÖ- Ç puanları arasında pozitif korelasyon saptandı. COVID- 19 öyküsü olan sağlık çalışanlarının çocuklarında durum- luk kaygı ve AKDÖ-Ç puanları daha yüksekti. Sonuç: Pandeminin birinci ve üçüncü dalgasında sağlık çalışanlarının çocuklarında kontrol grubuna göre DSKÖ ve AKDÖ-Ç puanları daha yüksek bulundu. Sağlık çalışanı çocuğu olmanın ÇUBÖ puanlarına etkisi saptanmadı. Anksiyete seviyeleri, annenin pandemi sırasında çalıştığı süre ve ebeveynin COVID-19 öyküsü ile ilişkili bulundu.
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| AMA | Gul M,Demirci E,ÖZMEN s A comparative study of separation anxiety and sleep problems in school-aged children of health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi. 2023; 26(2): 125 - 131. 10.5505/kpd.2023.95226 |
| Vancouver | Gul M,Demirci E,ÖZMEN s A comparative study of separation anxiety and sleep problems in school-aged children of health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi. 2023; 26(2): 125 - 131. 10.5505/kpd.2023.95226 |
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| ISNAD | Gul, Melike Kevser vd. "A comparative study of separation anxiety and sleep problems in school-aged children of health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic". Klinik Psikiyatri Dergisi 26/2 (2023), 125-131. https://doi.org/10.5505/kpd.2023.95226 |
