Emotional Disorder of Childhood
Conditions
Keywords
Toddlers, Pandemic, Healthcare workers, Socioemotional development, Sleep
Brief summary
Healthcare worker mothers had to leave their children with their relatives out the fear of contagion and isolated themselves. The investigators aimed to explore the sleep, socioemotional and behavioural problems of children of healthcare workers; assess the psychological distress of mothers and their social support during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus pandemic, and compare them with age-matched children and their mothers from other occupations.
Detailed description
Healthcare worker mothers had to leave their children with their relatives out the fear of contagion and isolated themselves. The investigators aimed to explore the sleep, socioemotional and behavioural problems of children of healthcare workers; assess the psychological distress of mothers and their social support during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus pandemic, and compare them with age-matched children and their mothers from other occupations. A case-control study design was applied, and a snowball approach was used to enrol volunteered participants aged between 6 to 36 months of age, through a Google survey. The investigators used Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire and the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment questionnaire to assess children's sleep and socioemotional and behavioural problems respectively. A Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and a Brief Symptom Inventory were used to evaluate the social support and psychological distress of mothers.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTBrief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire
Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire was used to assess children's social-emotional development.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTBrief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) questionnaire
A brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) was used to assess children's sleep.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTMultidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire
A Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire was used to evaluate maternal social support.
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTBrief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaire
A brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaire was used to evaluate psychological distress.
Sponsors
Marmara University
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Months to 36 Months
Inclusion criteria
* All women having children aged between 6 to 36 months of age, * Parental Education above university level,
Exclusion criteria
* Out of age range, * Parental Education below university level * Didn't read the informed consent form and tick the mandatory consent box
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Social-emotional and behavioural problems of healthcare workers children | Baseline | The study was planned based on the hypothesis that children of healthcare workers experienced more socioemotional and behavioural problems than children of mothers from other occupations during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus pandemic. The investigators aimed to explore Social-emotional and behavioural problems of healthcare workers by using Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire, and compare them with age-matched peers and their mothers from other occupations. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep problems of healthcare workers children | Baseline | The investigators aimed to explore Sleep problems of healthcare workers by using Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) questionnaire, and compare them with age-matched peers and their mothers from other occupations. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed