Effects of Home Confinement due to COVID-19 on Physical, Social and Psychological status of Children and Adolescents'

Z.Moustafa, Khadiga; M. Mohamed, Bataa; A. El- Houfey, Amira

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2021.138120

Effects of Home Confinement due to COVID-19 on Physical, Social and Psychological status of Children and Adolescents'

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University. Egypt and Assistant Professor Taif University, Saudi Arabia

² Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

³ Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt and Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University College of Aldarb, Jazan University, KSA

10.21608/ejhc.2021.138120

Abstract

Background: The rapid expansion of corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic and inability in
most countries to control it in finding out an effective treatment or vaccine to prevent it,
resulted in worldwide recourse to committing people to remain at home for a long time, which
had many negative effects on individuals in all aspects of health. Aim of the study was to
evaluate effects of home confinement during COVID-19 outbreak on the physical, social and
psychosocial status of children and adolescents. A descriptive cross sectional design was used
in carrying out the present study; the data were collected from a convenient sample of 183
children and adolescents' survey, which distributed electronically. The survey targeted the
preparatory, secondary schools and university students send online via Egypt and Saudi
Arabia portals. A structured questionnaire that consists of personal characteristics of the
studied sample; plus effects of home confinement on physical activity; social and
psychological status children and adolescent. The results revealed that studied subjects
suffered from negative effects on physical, social and psychological status as result of home
confinement. This study concluded that home confinement due to COVID-19 which has
negative effect on physical status, social relations and worsening in the psychological
behaviors of children and adolescents. Therefore, this study recommended to design
educational interventions for children and adolescent to enable them to cope and adjust with
emergency health hazards.

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