Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Self-reported Psychological Distress Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China | Zendy

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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Self-reported Psychological Distress Among Children and Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Author(s) -

Zuguo Qin,

Lei Shi,

Yaqing Xue,

Huang Lin,

Jinchan Zhang,

Pengyan Liang,

Zhiwei Lu,

Mengxiong Wu,

Ya-Guang Chen,

Xiao Zheng,

Yi Qian,

Ping Ouyang,

Ruibin Zhang,

Xuefeng Yi,

Chichen Zhang

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

jama network open

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2574-3805

DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.35487

Subject(s) - pandemic , mental health , odds ratio , medicine , public health , logistic regression , odds , cross sectional study , demography , psychology , environmental health , covid-19 , psychiatry , disease , nursing , pathology , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)

Key Points Question What factors are associated with self-reported psychological distress among school-aged children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic? Findings In this cross-sectional study including 1 199 320 children and adolescents, the prevalence of self-reported psychological distress was 10.5%. Students who never wore a face mask were at higher risk for psychological distress compared with students who wore a face mask frequently, as were students who spent less than 0.5 hours exercising compared with students who spent more than 1 hour in exercising. Meaning These findings suggest that the prevalence of self-reported psychological distress among school-aged children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic was relatively high.

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