Factors affecting the behavior of children with ASD during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic

AIM AND METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 118 Chilean children with ASD collected during the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 were evaluated to analyze predictors of behavioral problem impairment. RESULTS: Forty-five percent of parents stated that their children’s behavioral difficulties incre...

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Autores principales: Nuñez, Alicia, Le Roy, Catalina, Coelho-Medeiros, María Elisa, López-Espejo, Mauricio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Covid-19
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7914113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33641028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05147-9
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author Nuñez, Alicia
Le Roy, Catalina
Coelho-Medeiros, María Elisa
López-Espejo, Mauricio
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description AIM AND METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 118 Chilean children with ASD collected during the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 were evaluated to analyze predictors of behavioral problem impairment. RESULTS: Forty-five percent of parents stated that their children’s behavioral difficulties increased in intensity or frequency. The adjusted predictors were having a family member hospitalized with COVID-19 (OR = 4.11; 95% CI = 1.53–11.1) and parents’ mental health disorders during the pandemic (OR = 2.43; 95% CI = 1.01–5.83). CONCLUSION: Potentially modifiable psychosocial factors affecting children’s behavior should be considered in a possible second outbreak. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10072-021-05147-9.
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spelling pubmed-79141132021-03-01 Factors affecting the behavior of children with ASD during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic Nuñez, Alicia Le Roy, Catalina Coelho-Medeiros, María Elisa López-Espejo, Mauricio Neurol Sci Covid-19 AIM AND METHODS: Cross-sectional data from 118 Chilean children with ASD collected during the pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 were evaluated to analyze predictors of behavioral problem impairment. RESULTS: Forty-five percent of parents stated that their children’s behavioral difficulties increased in intensity or frequency. The adjusted predictors were having a family member hospitalized with COVID-19 (OR = 4.11; 95% CI = 1.53–11.1) and parents’ mental health disorders during the pandemic (OR = 2.43; 95% CI = 1.01–5.83). CONCLUSION: Potentially modifiable psychosocial factors affecting children’s behavior should be considered in a possible second outbreak. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10072-021-05147-9. Springer International Publishing 2021-02-28 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7914113/ /pubmed/33641028 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05147-9 Text en © Fondazione Società Italiana di Neurologia 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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title Factors affecting the behavior of children with ASD during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full Factors affecting the behavior of children with ASD during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr Factors affecting the behavior of children with ASD during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting the behavior of children with ASD during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short Factors affecting the behavior of children with ASD during the first outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
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topic Covid-19
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7914113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33641028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05147-9
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