No Child Should Be Left Behind by COVID-19: A Report about the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience in Children and Adolescents with Acute or Chronic Disease Treated at a Pediatric Referral Hospital in Italy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Material and Methods
2.1. Participants and Groups
2.2. Questionnaire
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Study Limitations
6. Clinical Implications
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Whole Sample | 166 |
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Gender | |
Female | 86 (52%) |
Male | 80 (48%) |
Age | |
<12 years | 74 (45%) |
>12 years | 92 (55%) |
Mean, Standard deviation, age range | 12 (SD 3.7, range 6–15) |
Place of residence | |
City | 50 (30%) |
Out of city | 116 (70%) |
COVID-19 issues | |
Job loss | 7 (4%) |
Significant bereavement | 12 (7%) |
Fragile Group | 129 (78%) |
Organic diseases | |
Cancer | 57 (34%) |
Cystic Fibrosis | 26 (16%) |
Mental diseases | |
Mental and sexual abuse | 27 (17%) |
Psychiatric diseases | 19 (11%) |
Phase of treatment | |
No active treatment | 54 (42%) |
Active treatment | 75 (58%) |
Age | |
Mean, Standard deviation, age range | 13.01 (SD 4, range 6–15) |
Low-Risk Group | 37 (22%) |
Age | |
Mean, Standard deviation, age range | 12.08 (SD 3.8, range 6–15) |
Always | Sometimes | Never | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. I was afraid of catching the coronavirus | Female | 29% (N = 25) | 26% (N = 22) | 45% (N = 39) |
Male | 10% (N = 8) | 26% (N = 21) | 64% (N = 51) | |
City of Turin | 22% (N = 11) | 24% (N = 12) | 54% (N = 27) | |
Out of town | 19% (N = 22) | 27% (N = 31) | 54% (N = 63) | |
<12 years | 22% (N = 16) | 30% (N = 23) | 48% (N = 35) | |
>12 years | 18% (N = 17) | 21% (N = 19) | 61% (N = 56) | |
2. I have heard of coronavirus on television and got scared | Female | 17% (N = 15) | 26% (N = 22) | 57% (N = 49) |
Male | 5% (N = 4) | 14% (N = 11) | 81% (N = 65) | |
City of Turin | 14% (N = 7) | 26% (N = 13) | 60% (N = 30) | |
Out of town | 11% (N = 13) | 17% (N = 20) | 72% (N = 83) | |
<12 years | 14% (N = 10) | 19% (N = 14) | 67% (N = 50) | |
>12 years | 8% (N = 7) | 21% (N = 20) | 71% (N = 65) | |
3. I was afraid that my parents or friends might catch the coronavirus | Female | 35% (N = 30) | 36% (N = 31) | 29% (N = 25) |
Male | 22% (N = 18) | 44% (N = 35) | 34% (N = 27) | |
City of Turin | 30% (N = 15) | 38% (N = 19) | 32% (N = 16) | |
Out of town | 28% (N = 32) | 41% (N = 48) | 31% (N = 36) | |
<12 years | 32% (N = 24) | 36% (N = 26) | 32% (N = 24) | |
>12 years | 25% (N = 23) | 44% (N = 41) | 31% (N = 28) | |
Better | Worse | |||
4. Has your life changed for the better or worse since the coronavirus? | Female | 26% (N = 22) | 74% (N = 64) | |
Male | 33% (N = 26) | 67% (N = 54) | ||
City of Turin | 15% (N = 7) | 85% (N = 43) | ||
Out of town | 35% (N = 41) | 65% (N = 75) | ||
<12 years | 30% (N = 22) | 70% (N = 52) | ||
>12 years | 29% (N = 27) | 71% (N = 65) |
Always | Sometimes | Never | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. I was afraid of catching the coronavirus | Organic diseases | 21% (N = 17) | 25%(N = 21) | 54% (N = 45) |
Mental diseases | 14% (N = 6) | 24% (N = 11) | 62% (N = 29) | |
2. I have heard of coronavirus on television and got scared | Organic diseases | 12% (N = 10) | 15% (N = 12) | 73% (N = 61) |
Mental diseases | 5% (N = 2) | 38% (N = 18) | 57% (N = 26) | |
3. I was afraid that my parents or friends might catch the coronavirus | Organic diseases | 25% (N = 21) | 40% (N = 33) | 35% (N = 29) |
Mental diseases | 43% (N = 20) | 43% (N = 20) | 14% (N = 6) | |
Better | Worse | |||
4. Has your life changed for the better or worse since the coronavirus? | Organic diseases | 37% (N = 31) | 63% (N = 62) | |
Mental diseases | 6% (N = 3) | 94% (N = 43) |
Always | Sometimes | Never | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. I was afraid of catching the coronavirus | In therapy | 18% (N = 13) | 25%(N = 19) | 57% (N = 43) |
Off therapy | 23% (N = 12) | 27% (N = 15) | 50% (N = 27) | |
2. I have heard of coronavirus on television and got scared | In therapy | 11% (N = 8) | 23% (N = 17) | 66% (N = 50) |
Off therapy | 11% (N = 6) | 16% (N = 9) | 73% (N = 39) | |
3. I was afraid that my parents or friends might catch the coronavirus | In therapy | 27% (N = 20) | 40% (N = 30) | 33% (N = 25) |
Off therapy | 31% (N = 17) | 40% (N = 22) | 29% (N = 15) | |
Better | Worse | |||
4. Has your life changed for the better or worse since the coronavirus? | In therapy | 28% (N = 21) | 72% (N = 54) | |
Off therapy | 31% (N = 17) | 69% (N = 37) |
Always | Sometimes | Never | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1. I was afraid of catching the coronavirus | Fragile group | 18% (N = 23) | 25% (N = 32) | 57% (N = 74) |
Low-risk group | 24% (N = 9) | 30% (N = 11) | 46% (N = 17) | |
2. I have heard of coronavirus on television and got scared | Fragile group | 10% (N = 13) | 19% (N = 24) | 71% (N = 92) |
Low-risk group | 19% (N = 7) | 22% (N = 8) | 59% (N = 22) | |
3. I was afraid that my parents or friends might catch the coronavirus | Fragile group | 28% (N = 33) | 40% (N = 53) | 32% (N = 41) |
Low-risk group | 32% (N = 12) | 38% (N = 14) | 30% (N = 11) | |
Better | Worse | |||
4. Has your life changed for the better or worse since the coronavirus? | Fragile group | 32% (N = 41) | 68% (N = 88) | |
Low-risk group | 19% (N = 7) | 81% (N = 30) |
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Zucchetti, G.; Ciappina, S.; Risso, C.; Malabaila, A.; Racalbuto, S.; Longo, E.; Dionisi Vici, M.; Bertolotti, M.; Quarello, P.; Fagioli, F. No Child Should Be Left Behind by COVID-19: A Report about the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience in Children and Adolescents with Acute or Chronic Disease Treated at a Pediatric Referral Hospital in Italy. Pediatr. Rep. 2023, 15, 58-68. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric15010008
Zucchetti G, Ciappina S, Risso C, Malabaila A, Racalbuto S, Longo E, Dionisi Vici M, Bertolotti M, Quarello P, Fagioli F. No Child Should Be Left Behind by COVID-19: A Report about the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience in Children and Adolescents with Acute or Chronic Disease Treated at a Pediatric Referral Hospital in Italy. Pediatric Reports. 2023; 15(1):58-68. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric15010008
Chicago/Turabian StyleZucchetti, Giulia, Sabrina Ciappina, Cristiana Risso, Alice Malabaila, Sara Racalbuto, Elena Longo, Margherita Dionisi Vici, Marina Bertolotti, Paola Quarello, and Franca Fagioli. 2023. "No Child Should Be Left Behind by COVID-19: A Report about the COVID-19 Pandemic Experience in Children and Adolescents with Acute or Chronic Disease Treated at a Pediatric Referral Hospital in Italy" Pediatric Reports 15, no. 1: 58-68. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric15010008