Investigation of the Effects of Restrictions Applied on Children During COVID-19 Pandemic.
Sibel Serap Ceylan, Çiğdem Erdoğan, Türkan Turan
PMID 34555746WHAT IT FOUND
Parents reported 42.7% of children were more stressed and 42.6% gained weight (3.87 kg) during Turkish COVID restrictions. 97.5% informed children about transmission, but only 4.9% received professional support.
Key findings
01Parents reported that 42.7% of children were more stressed and 42.6% gained weight, averaging 3.87 kg, during restrictions.
02Children's most common home activities were watching television (73.7%) and using the internet (69.2%), and 46.2% of parents made daily time plans.
03Parents most often provided information about transmission and protection (97.5%), made the child feel safe (97.0%), and were honest (96.4%), but only 4.9% received professional support.
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What it does not show
This was a one-time online survey collected through social media, so parents who answered may not represent all families. The population was unknown, and the paper reports 465 people in the sample but 464 in the parent table. All child outcomes were reported by parents, not measured in children, so the findings reflect parent perception. The forms were created by the researchers and only content and face validity were checked. Cross-sectional data cannot show that restrictions, contact, quarantine, or parent practices caused the reported changes. The authors state that findings can only be generalized to the study population.
Declared interests
The authors reported no special funding from public or private institutions and declared no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read the high rates of stress, anger, weight gain, or better hygiene after contact or quarantine as proof that restrictions or parent practices caused these effects. This was a one-time online survey of parents' reports, so it can only describe associations.