Psychological Changes in Children during Pre and Post Covid Time Due to Lockdown
Gowrishankar Palaniswamy
Department of Pediatrics, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Chennai, India.
D. V. Lal
Department of Pediatrics, Saveetha Medical College, Thandalam, Chennai, India.
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Abstract
Background and aim: The COVID pandemic and the lockdown measures has affected majority age group of people including children.
This study aims to analyze the notable psychological changes between parents and their children during this COVID pandemic.
Objectives: To understand the difference in presentation and prevalence of conflicts leading to psychological changes.
Materials and methods: 120 participants were included in this study who had at least one school going children and were asked to fill out the Questionnaire with questions testing the parents whether there was any pre and post COVID changes.
Descriptive analysis was done and the findings were discussed.
Results:Major notable behavioral change was in adventurous activity went from 66.66% before this pandemic to 29.16% during pandemic most probably due to lockdown effects. Sleep pattern and other factors under study had negligible changes.
Conclusion: Psychological and behavioral changes were notable by the study participants in their children during this lockdown resulting from COVID pandemic.
Keywords: COVID, psychological changes, physical activity