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SynthesisFrontiers in pediatrics2021

The Prevalence of Mental Problems for Chinese Children and Adolescents During COVID-19 in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jiabao Chai, Huili Xu, Ning An, Pan Zhang, Fuquan Liu, Sushuang He, Na Hu, Xue Xiao, Yonghua Cui, Ying Li

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Jiabao ChaiBeijing Huilongguan Hospital, Peking University Huilongguan Clinical Medical School, Beijing, China.
Huili XuBeijing Chaoyang Center for Mental Disorder Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Ning AnDepartment of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands.
Pan ZhangDepartment of Psychology, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, China.
Fuquan LiuBeijing Changping District Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Beijing, China.
Sushuang HeBeijing Huilongguan Hospital, Peking University Huilongguan Clinical Medical School, Beijing, China.
Na HuBeijing Huilongguan Hospital, Peking University Huilongguan Clinical Medical School, Beijing, China.
Xue XiaoDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing First Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Beijing, China.
Yonghua CuiDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children Healthy, Beijing, China.
Ying LiDepartment of Psychiatry, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children Healthy, Beijing, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused mental problems among the public and medical staff in China, especially for children and adolescents, a vulnerable group that might present with more mental problems. It seems that there is a rapid growth in the mental problems (such as depression or anxiety) of Chinese children and adolescents during the outbreak of COVID-19. Although several studies reported the prevalence of depression or anxiety problems for children and adolescents, the results are different across different age groups and sex groups. Moreover, the sample size of these studies was small. In the present study, we aim to perform a meta-analysis to identify the confirmed prevalence of depression and anxiety problems for Chinese children and adolescents during home confinement. Five databases were searched including PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, and the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and both inclusion and exclusion criteria were developed. Finally, a total of 12 studies were included in this meta-analysis. The protocol of this systematic review was registered with INPLASY (protocol ID: INPLASY202150032). It found that the pooled prevalence of mental problems was 28% (95% confidence interval, CI: 0.22-0.34), and the depression and anxiety problem for children and adolescents in China was 22% (95% CI: 0.16-0.30) and 25% (95% CI: 0.20-0.32) based on a random effect model, separately. Subgroup analysis was used to identify that there are no differences between different age groups (primary and middle school vs. high school) (

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