Social-emotional and Behavioural Problems of Healthcare Workers During the Outbreak

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Healthcare worker mothers had to leave their children with their relatives out the fear of contagion and isolated themselves. The investigators aimed to explore the sleep, socioemotional and behavioural problems of children of healthcare workers; assess the psychological distress of mothers and their social support during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus pandemic, and compare them with age-matched children and their mothers from other occupations.

Detailed Description
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Healthcare worker mothers had to leave their children with their relatives out the fear of contagion and isolated themselves. The investigators aimed to explore the sleep, socioemotional and behavioural problems of children of healthcare workers; assess the psychological distress of mothers and their social support during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus pandemic, and compare them with age-matched children and their mothers from other occupations. A case-control study design was applied, and a snowball approach was used to enrol volunteered participants aged between 6 to 36 months of age, through a Google survey. The investigators used Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire and the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment questionnaire to assess children's sleep and socioemotional and behavioural problems respectively. A Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and a Brief Symptom Inventory were used to evaluate the social support and psychological distress of mothers.

Official Title
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Social-emotional and Behavioural Problems of Healthcare Workers' Young Children During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus Outbreak: a Case-control Study

Conditions
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Emotional Disorder of Childhood

Intervention / Treatment
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* Diagnostic Test: Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire
* Diagnostic Test: Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) questionnaire
* Diagnostic Test: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire
* Diagnostic Test: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaire


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All women having children aged between 6 to 36 months of age, Parental Education above university level, Exclusion Criteria: Out of age range, Parental Education below university level Didn't read the informed consent form and tick the mandatory consent box

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 6 Months
Maximum Age: 36 Months

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Healthcare workers group<br>Children of healthcare worker mothers were grouped as the Healthcare workers group. Doctors, nurses, and paramedics are considered as healthcare workers. | Diagnostic Test: Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire<br>* Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire was used to assess children's social-emotional development.<br>Diagnostic Test: Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) questionnaire<br>* A brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) was used to assess children's sleep.<br>Diagnostic Test: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire<br>* A Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire was used to evaluate maternal social support.<br>Diagnostic Test: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaire<br>* A brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaire was used to evaluate psychological distress.<br>|
| Non-healthcare worker group<br>Children of mothers from other occupations were grouped as Non-healthcare workers group | Diagnostic Test: Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire<br>* Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire was used to assess children's social-emotional development.<br>Diagnostic Test: Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) questionnaire<br>* A brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) was used to assess children's sleep.<br>Diagnostic Test: Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire<br>* A Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire was used to evaluate maternal social support.<br>Diagnostic Test: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaire<br>* A brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaire was used to evaluate psychological distress.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social-emotional and behavioural problems of healthcare workers children | The study was planned based on the hypothesis that children of healthcare workers experienced more socioemotional and behavioural problems than children of mothers from other occupations during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus pandemic. The investigators aimed to explore Social-emotional and behavioural problems of healthcare workers by using Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire, and compare them with age-matched peers and their mothers from other occupations. | Baseline | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sleep problems of healthcare workers children | The investigators aimed to explore Sleep problems of healthcare workers by using Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) questionnaire, and compare them with age-matched peers and their mothers from other occupations. | Baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Toddlers, Pandemic, Healthcare workers, Socioemotional development, Sleep