Effects of Home Confinement due to COVID-19 on Physical, Social and Psychological status of Children and Adolescents'
Z.Moustafa, K., M. Mohamed, B., A. El- Houfey, A. (2021). Effects of Home Confinement due to COVID-19 on Physical, Social and Psychological status of Children and Adolescents'. EKB Journal Management System, 12(1), 105-120. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.138120
Khadiga Z.Moustafa; Bataa M. Mohamed; Amira A. El- Houfey. "Effects of Home Confinement due to COVID-19 on Physical, Social and Psychological status of Children and Adolescents'". EKB Journal Management System, 12, 1, 2021, 105-120. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.138120
Z.Moustafa, K., M. Mohamed, B., A. El- Houfey, A. (2021). 'Effects of Home Confinement due to COVID-19 on Physical, Social and Psychological status of Children and Adolescents'', EKB Journal Management System, 12(1), pp. 105-120. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.138120
Z.Moustafa, K., M. Mohamed, B., A. El- Houfey, A. Effects of Home Confinement due to COVID-19 on Physical, Social and Psychological status of Children and Adolescents'. EKB Journal Management System, 2021; 12(1): 105-120. doi: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.138120

Effects of Home Confinement due to COVID-19 on Physical, Social and Psychological status of Children and Adolescents'

Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Article 8, Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2021, Page 105-120  XML PDF (452.14 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.138120
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Authors
Khadiga Z.Moustafa1; Bataa M. Mohamed2; Amira A. El- Houfey3
1Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University. Egypt and Assistant Professor Taif University, Saudi Arabia
2Lecturer of Pediatric Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt
3Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt and Assistant Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University College of Aldarb, Jazan University, KSA
Abstract
Background: The rapid expansion of corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic and inability in
most countries to control it in finding out an effective treatment or vaccine to prevent it,
resulted in worldwide recourse to committing people to remain at home for a long time, which
had many negative effects on individuals in all aspects of health. Aim of the study was to
evaluate effects of home confinement during COVID-19 outbreak on the physical, social and
psychosocial status of children and adolescents. A descriptive cross sectional design was used
in carrying out the present study; the data were collected from a convenient sample of 183
children and adolescents' survey, which distributed electronically. The survey targeted the
preparatory, secondary schools and university students send online via Egypt and Saudi
Arabia portals. A structured questionnaire that consists of personal characteristics of the
studied sample; plus effects of home confinement on physical activity; social and
psychological status children and adolescent. The results revealed that studied subjects
suffered from negative effects on physical, social and psychological status as result of home
confinement. This study concluded that home confinement due to COVID-19 which has
negative effect on physical status, social relations and worsening in the psychological
behaviors of children and adolescents. Therefore, this study recommended to design
educational interventions for children and adolescent to enable them to cope and adjust with
emergency health hazards.
Keywords
Effects; Covid-19; Outbreak; Home Confinement; Children; Adolescents; Physical; Social; Psychological; Health
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