Journal article
Brief Report: A Cross-Sectional Study of Anxiety Levels and Concerns of Chinese Families of Children With Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Post-first-wave of COVID-19
X Su, RY Cai, M Uljarević, J Van Herwegen, D Dukes, Y Yang, X Peng, AC Samson
Frontiers in Psychiatry | Published : 2021
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has a multifaceted impact on mental health due to ill health, restrictions and lockdowns, and loss of employment and institutional support. COVID-19 may disproportionally impact families with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) due to the already higher prevalence of mental health conditions in children with SEND and their parents. Therefore, it is essential to determine the short-term impact of the pandemic on the mental health of families with SEND in order to identify their ongoing health support needs. The current study aims to examine the anxiety level and concerns of children with SEND and their parents living in China. The sample consisted of 271 pa..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Swiss National Science Foundation (PP00P1_176722 for Andrea Samson), Research Funds of the Unidistance Suisse. XS is funded by Changning Maternity and Infant Health Hospital, East China Normal University for project titled Research on Development and Assessment of Children in Early Childhood. MU is currently supported by the Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DE180100632). AS has the Swiss National Science Foundation professorship (PP00P1_176722).