Parents of children with hearing loss: Impact and exposure of COVID-19 on mental health

The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact and exposure of COVID-19 on parent mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for parents of children with hearing loss. The survey was distributed via an electronic survey to families subscribed to a pediatri...

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Published in:PloS one 2023-05, Vol.18 (5), p.e0285249
Main Authors: Cejas, Ivette, Sanchez, Chrisanda, Holcomb, Meredith, Coto, Jennifer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Anxiety - psychology
Care and treatment
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Children
Complications and side effects
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 - epidemiology
Depression - psychology
Diagnosis
Exposure
Health aspects
Health care facilities
Hearing
Hearing disorders in children
Hearing loss
Hearing Loss - epidemiology
Humans
Impact prediction
Medical screening
Medicine and Health Sciences
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Pandemics
Parenting
Parents
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Pediatrics
People and Places
Post traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychological aspects
Psychological stress
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Surveys
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Summary:The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact and exposure of COVID-19 on parent mental health (e.g., depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for parents of children with hearing loss. The survey was distributed via an electronic survey to families subscribed to a pediatric program listserv as part of a university medical center. Fifty-five percent of parents reported elevated symptoms of anxiety, while 16% scored in the clinically significant range for depression. In addition, 20% of parents reported elevated symptoms of PTSD. Liner regressions found that impact of COVID-19 predicted anxiety symptoms, while both impact and exposure predicted depression and PTSD symptoms. In addition, both impact and exposure predicted COVID related parental distress. Exposure and impact of COVID-19 has had negative consequences on parents of children with hearing loss. Although exposure influenced parental mental health, impact uniquely affected depression and PTSD. Results highlight the need for mental health screening, as well implementation of psychological interventions using telehealth or in-person consultations. Future work should focus on post-pandemic challenges, including long-term psychological functioning due to the established relationship between parental mental health and pediatric outcomes.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0285249