NDLI: Trajectories and correlates of mental health among urban, school-age children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study

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Author	Oblath, Rachel Dayal, Rohan Loubeau, J. Krystel Lejeune, Julia Sikov, Jennifer Savage, Meera Posse, Catalina Jain, Sonal Zolli, Nicole Baul, Tithi D. Ladino, Valeria Ji, Chelsea Kabrt, Jessica Sidky, Lillian Rabin, Megan Kim, Do Yoon Kobayashi, Imme Murphy, J. Michael Garg, Arvin Spencer, Andrea E.
Abstract	Background The COVID-19 pandemic posed numerous obstacles to psychosocial wellbeing for children. We conducted a longitudinal study to evaluate child mental health and social risks during the pandemic. Methods Participants were 172 caregivers of children aged 6–11 years old who attended well child visits within 6 months before pandemic onset at an urban safety net hospital in the US. Prepandemic data was extracted from the electronic medical record, and surveys were administered at three time points between August 2020 and July 2021. We measured mental health symptoms with the Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17, social risks (e.g., food and housing insecurity) with the THRIVE questionnaire, and school modality (in-person, hybrid, remote). Results Compared to pre-pandemic, children had significantly higher PSC-17 total scores (overall mental health symptoms) and THRIVE total scores (total burden of social risks) at all three mid-pandemic waves. Using longitudinal mixed models accounting for time, social risks, and school modality, both social risks (B = 0.37, SE = 0.14, p < 0.01) and school modality were significantly associated with PSC-17 scores (B = − 1.95, SE = 0.63, p < 0.01). Children attending in-person school had fewer mental health symptoms than those attending remote or hybrid school. Conclusion Mental health symptoms and social risks remained significantly higher fifteen months after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic compared to prepandemic. In-person attendance at school appeared protective against persistently elevated mental health symptoms.
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ISSN	17532000
DOI	10.1186/s13034-024-00712-4
Journal	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	18
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2024-03-14
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Psychiatry Pediatrics Clinical Psychology Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Forensic Psychiatry Child mental health Social risk factors Minority health COVID-19
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health Psychiatry and Mental Health
Journal Impact Factor	3.4/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	4.4/2023

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