The influence of social isolation due to COVID-19 on the mental health of children

• Autor(a) principal: Carneiro, Amanda Kelly Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Santos, Igor Batista dos, Oliveira, Lucas da Silva, Ponte, Pedro Samuel Mendes Carneiro da, Souza, Sarlene Gomes de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3336
• topic: Saúde Mental; COVID-19; Criança; Isolamento Social; Saúde Mental; COVID-19; Crianças; Salud Mental; COVID-19; Niño; Salud Mental; COVID-19; Niño; Aislamiento Social; Mental Health; COVID-19; Child; Mental Health; Child; COVID-19; Social Isolation

Coronavirus infections affected all countries worldwide. With the pandemic came many challenges to be faced to overcome this global crisis. The number of deaths, the social isolation, and the uncertainty about the future consequences of this problem have been some of the main factors responsible for generating emotional instability in individuals. Among the affected population groups, children are the most vulnerable due to their psychological prematurity and inability to cope with crises. Thus, an integrative review research was carried out in the Virtual Health Library (BVS) and PubMed databases to investigate the effects of the pandemic on the mental health of children. The final sample comprised 10 studies. The text analysis shows reflexes in the transformations of mood and behavior in children in the context of social isolation. Increased home stay, the need to adapt to virtual school activities, the deprivation of social interaction with peers, and increased exposure to screens were the main points perceived. The research showed the expected effects of the pandemic and identified the unpreparedness of schools and family members to provide emotional support to these minors. Thus, it is essential to carry out further studies on the subject to understand the best measures to be adopted to reduce the negative effects of the pandemic in the lives of childrens.