COVID-19大流行对早期儿童发育的影响:系统审查和元分析
Hannah O'Connor1, Maura DiSalvo, Maia Gersten
1Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
概括
COVID-19 流行病并没有显著影响儿童早期整体发育. 然而,这导致了儿童在流行病期间接触的语言和沟通技能的显著延迟.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 全球范围内,COVID-19大流行给全球家庭带来了前所未有的挑战.
- 幼儿时期是发展的关键时期,这使得这个年龄段特别容易受到环境变化的影响.
研究的目的:
- 系统地审查和分析COVID-19大流行对幼儿发展的影响.
- 确定受流行病相关干扰影响的特定发育领域.
主要方法:
- 一个系统的文献审查确定了相关的研究.
- 对提取的数据进行了元分析,以量化发育影响.
主要成果:
- 在儿童整体发育或全球发育迟缓的几率方面没有发现显著差异.
- 在语言和沟通领域,发育迟缓的损伤和几率显著增加.
结论:
- 随着COVID-19的流行,幼儿的语言和沟通发展受到严重影响.
- 建议早期干预和丰富的课程来缓解这些特定的发育迟缓.
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