Reflections of the COVID-19 pandemic on health problems of children with special needs

Ayse Dost, Sura Kaya, Ramazan Kurucay, Berkan Sezen, Mehmet Akinci, Nihal Sunal
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Abstract

Objective

This research aimed to examine changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in activities of daily living and health status of children with special needs.

Method

The current descriptive and comparative study was carried out with 82 students studying at a special education practice school that provided daytime education to children with special needs before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Personal Information Form, the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living, and the Omaha System Problem Classification Scheme were employed as data collection tools in the research.

Results

The 10 most common problems during the COVID-19 pandemic were stated as cognition (86.6%), mental health (75.6%), speech and language (85.4%), interpersonal relationships (79.3%), personal care (79.3%), social contact (64.6%), growth and development (63.4%), neighborhood/workplace safety (58.5%), communication with community resources (57.3%), and caretaking/parenting (n = 47, 57.3%). The incidence of “cognition,” “speech and language,” “neighborhood/workplace safety,” “communication with community resources,” and “caretaking/parenting” problems of children with special needs was significantly higher during the pandemic than before the pandemic (p < 0.05; p < 0.001).

Conclusion

The current research emphasized the significant impacts on the health of children with physical and mental disabilities and loss of opportunity, as their education was considerably interrupted during the quarantine. During a pandemic, the regular evaluation of health benefits/risks is essential to ensure the continuity of medical follow-up, rehabilitation, education, and support mechanisms for children with disabilities.

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COVID-19 大流行对有特殊需要儿童健康问题的影响。
研究目的本研究旨在探讨 COVID-19 大流行对有特殊需要儿童的日常生活活动和健康状况造成的影响:在 COVID-19 大流行之前和期间,在一所为有特殊需要的儿童提供日间教育的特殊教育实践学校就读的 82 名学生参加了本次描述性比较研究。研究采用了个人信息表、卡茨日常生活活动独立性指数和奥马哈系统问题分类计划作为数据收集工具:COVID-19大流行期间最常见的10个问题分别是认知(86.6%)、心理健康(75.6%)、言语和语言(85.4%)、人际关系(79.3%)、个人护理(79.3%)、社会接触(64.6%)、成长和发展(63.4%)、邻里/工作场所安全(58.5%)、与社区资源沟通(57.3%)以及照顾/养育(n = 47,57.3%)。大流行期间,有特殊需要儿童的 "认知"、"言语和语言"、"邻里/工作场所安全"、"与社区资源沟通 "和 "照顾/养育 "问题的发生率明显高于大流行之前(P目前的研究强调了对身心残疾儿童健康的重大影响以及机会的丧失,因为他们的教育在隔离期间受到了很大的干扰。在大流行期间,定期评估健康效益/风险对于确保残疾儿童的医疗跟踪、康复、教育和支持机制的连续性至关重要。
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期刊介绍: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing (JCAPN) is the only nursing journal to focus exclusively on issues of child and adolescent mental health around the world. As a primary resource for nurses and other healthcare professionals in clinical practice, educator roles, and those conducting research in mental health and psychiatric care, the journal includes peer-reviewed, original articles from a wide range of contributors in a broad variety of settings.
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