Pre and Post Pandemic Depressive and Anxious Symptoms in Children and Adolescents in Northern Chile

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dc.contributor.authorCaqueo-Urizar, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorAtencio-Quevedo, Diego
dc.contributor.authorPonce-Correa, Felipe
dc.contributor.authorMena-Chamorro, Patricio
dc.contributor.authorUrzua, Alfonso
dc.contributor.authorFlores, Jerome
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T20:17:09Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T20:17:09Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic still represent a focus of concern, especially in children and adolescents who are a group particularly vulnerable to the psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly due to the loss of socialization and leisure spaces. The aim of the study is to determine the variation in the levels of depressive and anxious symptomatology in children and adolescents in the North of Chile. Methods: A Repeated cross-sectional design (RCS) was used. The sample consisted of a total of 475 students aged 12 to 18 years (high school) from educational establishments in the city of Arica. To evaluate the changes in the mental health of students associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the same mental health measures applied to students were compared in two waves (2018-2021). Results: An increase in the symptomatology levels of depression, anxiety, social anxiety, and problems with the family, while a decrease in problems with school and peers was observed. Conclusions: The results show that there is an increase in mental health problems associated with the periods of time in which the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the social relation spaces and classrooms of secondary school students. The observed changes point to future challenges, which include that it may be important to improve the coordination and integration of mental health professionals in educational centers and schools.
dc.description.funderAgencia Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo de Chile (ANID)
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/jcm12041601
dc.identifier.eissn2077-0383
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12041601
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/92379
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000939226500001
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.revistaJournal of clinical medicine
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectsecondary school
dc.subject.ods03 Good Health and Well-being
dc.subject.odspa03 Salud y bienestar
dc.titlePre and Post Pandemic Depressive and Anxious Symptoms in Children and Adolescents in Northern Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen12
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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