Abstract:
Objective: To analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children's quality healthcare delivery. Methodology: It is transverse, exploratory, descriptive and quantitative/qualitative study carried through one questionnaire developed by Google Forms and available on social media with questions about the pandemic impact on the quality healthcare delivery of children and adolescents. Results: Out of 200 caregivers who participated, 94.5% were female and 92% mothers, most were married (87.5%) and older than 40 years (61.5%). As for children and adolescents, most were between 8 and 12 years old (38.5%), 50% were female, 78% did not have comorbidities that favored the severity of COVID-19. About the context of the pandemic, 75.5 % reported the child/adolescent about the lived situation and the main feelings were reported: worry, fear, sadness, anxiety, irritability and missed routine work. With behavioral disorders of children and adolescents since the beginning of the pandemic, 73% of the children stated differences was the increase in time at home (77%). Additionally, other behavioral changes identified in the questionnaire were very relevant as difficulty sleeping (43%) decline in school performance (42 .5 %), and agitation/irritation (42%). Concerning the practice of physical activity, 63% of children practiced before the pandemic, but only 27.7 % continues, besides that sunbath also was taken, because only 43.2% are taking regularly due to COVID 19 SOPs. The result showed that the quality of healthcare delivery by the healthcare providers and the care givers was suffered badly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: we found out that the pandemic has affected directly the behavior of children and adolescents, being necessary attention geared to families with respect to physical and mental health, as well as the expansion of the debate on the theme. It has been concluded that the quality healthcare delivery to the children and the youth have been effected badly on the physical and mental health of the children during COVID-19 pandemic
Page(s):
151-156
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Annals of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Year: 2021
Keywords:
Pandemic
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COVID19
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Coronavirus
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Family health
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Pediatric Health