TY - JOUR
T1 - Physical and mental health impact of COVID-19 on children, adolescents, and their families
T2 - The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times-Children and Adolescents (COH-FIT-C&A)
AU - Solmi, M.
AU - Estrade, A.
AU - Thompson, T.
AU - Agorastos, A.
AU - Radua, J.
AU - Cortese, S.
AU - Dragioti, E.
AU - Leisch, F.
AU - Vancampfort, D.
AU - Thygesen, L.C.
AU - Aschauer, H.
AU - Schloegelhofer, M.
AU - Akimova, E.
AU - Schneeberger, A.
AU - Huber, C.G.
AU - Hasler, G.
AU - Conus, P.
AU - Do Cuenod, K.Q.
AU - von Kanel, R.
AU - Arrondo, G.
AU - Fusar-Poli, P.
AU - Gorwood, P.
AU - Llorca, P.M.
AU - Krebs, M.O.
AU - Scanferla, E.
AU - Kishimoto, T.
AU - Rabbani, G.
AU - Skonieczna-Zydecka, K.
AU - Brambilla, P.
AU - Favaro, A.
AU - Takamiya, A.
AU - Zoccante, L.
AU - Colizzi, M.
AU - Bourgin, J.
AU - Kaminski, K.
AU - Moghadasin, M.
AU - Seedat, S.
AU - Matthews, E.
AU - Wells, J.
AU - Vassilopoulou, E.
AU - Gadelha, A.
AU - Su, K.P.
AU - Kwon, J.S.
AU - Kim, M.
AU - Lee, T.Y.
AU - Papsuev, O.
AU - Mankova, D.
AU - Boscutti, A.
AU - Gerunda, C.
AU - Saccon, D.
AU - van Amelsvoort, T.
N1 - Funding Information:
All authors thank all respondents who took the survey so far, funding agencies and all professional and scientific national and international associations supporting or endorsing the COH-FIT project.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2022/2/15
Y1 - 2022/2/15
N2 - Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has altered daily routines and family functioning, led to closing schools, and dramatically limited social interactions worldwide. Measuring its impact on mental health of vulnerable children and adolescents is crucial. Methods: The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT - www. coh-fit.com) is an on-line anonymous survey, available in 30 languages, involving >230 investigators from 49 countries supported by national/international professional associations. COH-FIT has thee waves (until the pandemic is declared over by the WHO, and 6-18 months plus 24-36 months after its end). In addition to adults, COH-FIT also includes adolescents (age 14-17 years), and children (age 6-13 years), recruited via nonprobability/snowball and representative sampling and assessed via self-rating and parental rating. Nonmodifiable/modifiable risk factors/treatment targets to inform prevention/intervention programs to promote health and prevent mental and physical illness in children and adolescents will be generated by COH-FIT. Co primary outcomes are changes in well-being (WHO-5) and a composite psychopathology P-Score. Multiple behavioral, family, coping strategy and service utilization factors are also assessed, including functioning and quality of life. Results: Up to June 2021, over 13,000 children and adolescents from 59 countries have participated in the COHFIT project, with representative samples from eleven countries. Limitations: Cross-sectional and anonymous design. Conclusions: Evidence generated by COH-FIT will provide an international estimate of the COVID-19 effect on children's, adolescents' and families', mental and physical health, well-being, functioning and quality of life, informing the formulation of present and future evidence-based interventions and policies to minimize adverse effects of the present and future pandemics on youth.
AB - Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has altered daily routines and family functioning, led to closing schools, and dramatically limited social interactions worldwide. Measuring its impact on mental health of vulnerable children and adolescents is crucial. Methods: The Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT - www. coh-fit.com) is an on-line anonymous survey, available in 30 languages, involving >230 investigators from 49 countries supported by national/international professional associations. COH-FIT has thee waves (until the pandemic is declared over by the WHO, and 6-18 months plus 24-36 months after its end). In addition to adults, COH-FIT also includes adolescents (age 14-17 years), and children (age 6-13 years), recruited via nonprobability/snowball and representative sampling and assessed via self-rating and parental rating. Nonmodifiable/modifiable risk factors/treatment targets to inform prevention/intervention programs to promote health and prevent mental and physical illness in children and adolescents will be generated by COH-FIT. Co primary outcomes are changes in well-being (WHO-5) and a composite psychopathology P-Score. Multiple behavioral, family, coping strategy and service utilization factors are also assessed, including functioning and quality of life. Results: Up to June 2021, over 13,000 children and adolescents from 59 countries have participated in the COHFIT project, with representative samples from eleven countries. Limitations: Cross-sectional and anonymous design. Conclusions: Evidence generated by COH-FIT will provide an international estimate of the COVID-19 effect on children's, adolescents' and families', mental and physical health, well-being, functioning and quality of life, informing the formulation of present and future evidence-based interventions and policies to minimize adverse effects of the present and future pandemics on youth.
KW - Covid-19
KW - Pandemic
KW - Mental health
KW - Physical health
KW - Resilience
KW - Children
KW - Adolescents
KW - SCALE
KW - VALIDITY
KW - DISORDER
U2 - 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.090
DO - 10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.090
M3 - Article
C2 - 34606810
SN - 0165-0327
VL - 299
SP - 367
EP - 376
JO - Journal of Affective Disorders
JF - Journal of Affective Disorders
ER -