Children patients with COVID-19: How can parental and peer support lessen the psychological burden of isolation

To assess the effect of parental and peer support on children's self-esteem during the isolation period in COVID-19-infected children is the main objective of this study. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. One hundred ninety children with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 were include...

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Published in:	Nursing open Vol. 10; no. 11; pp. 7118 - 7129
Main Authors:	Alrashidi, Nojoud, Ahmed, Faransa A, Abdelmonem, Huwida H, Almowafy, Abeer A, Abed El-Fatah, Ola A, Elalem, Omaim M, Behilak, Sahar G, Syan, Shadia A, Sayed, Mervat A, Mohammed, Hanan A, Hussien, Mona F, Ibrahim, Mervat E, AlAbd, Asmaa M, Mohamed, Rasha A, Marzouk, Salwa A, Abdel Wahed, Wafaa Y, Atwa, Zeze T, Mohamed, Sayeda M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01-11-2023 John Wiley and Sons Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Adolescent Child Child & adolescent mental health children Childrens health COVID-19 Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Intervention isolation Parent-Child Relations parental support Parents Parents & parenting Peer relationships peer support Review Self esteem Social isolation Social support Surveys and Questionnaires Egypt COVID-19 self-esteem isolation children parental support peer support
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Summary:	To assess the effect of parental and peer support on children's self-esteem during the isolation period in COVID-19-infected children is the main objective of this study. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. One hundred ninety children with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 were included. A survey questionnaire to assess family and children's demographic characteristics was used for this study. A 13-item scale to assess parental support during the isolation period and a 10-item scale to assess peers' support during the isolation period were evaluated. Along with it, a 10-item scale to assess self-esteem during the isolation period was also measured. Home isolation was associated with higher parental and peer support scores than hospital isolation. The mean age of study participants was 13.23 ± 4.05 years; 52.6% were isolated at home versus 47.4% in hospital isolation. Phone calling and WhatsApp/messenger chat were methods of communication for 44.2% and 33.2% of patients, respectively. 6.3% of them had no method of communication. Child self-esteem was significantly affected by both parental and peer support during isolation. The increase in pronounced negative psychological effects such as disorientation, anger, low self-esteem and post-traumatic distress may be caused by a lack of parental care. Patients or the general public were not involved in the design, analysis or interpretation of the data in this study. The study's aim and objectives were developed based on children's self-esteem, which was limited by questionnaire data information, so the researchers completed demographic and disease-related questionnaires by interviewing them.
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ISSN:	2054-1058 2054-1058
DOI:	10.1002/nop2.1972