M-J-088 I DON'T WANT TO GO TO BED YET: THE IMPACT OF SLEEP MANIPULATION ON ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIOURAL FUNCTIONING IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN

Background: Open defecation is one of the public health problems. Such behavior will lead to contamination of water and food sources, which can cause several diseases, one of which is caused by polluted water (water-borne diseases).Objective: This research aimed to describe open defecation behavior in elementary school-aged children in Kendari City, Indonesia.Methods: This was a descriptive survey carried out on 11-12 June 2021 among 87 students. Open defecation behavior was seen from knowledge and attitude of open defecation and availability of latrines. Validated questionnaires were used to measure the variables. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis.Results: The results showed that the students lacked knowledge (42%) and negative attitudes (44%). In addition, 11% of the respondents did not have latrines; therefore, open defecation still exists.Conclusion: The findings of this study indicated that most of the respondents had poor knowledge and attitude regarding the impact of open defecation on health. Therefore, the results can be used as the basic data to develop further research, and indeed, to inform public health workers to pay attention to this issue and health education related to open defecation behavior is highly needed.

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The Impact of School-based Health and Leadership Promotion on Academic Performance and Behaviour Among Elementary School Children: A Case Study

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e507502013-189 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Yen Li Chu

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

Academic Performance ◽

School Children ◽

Elementary School Children ◽

School Based ◽

The Impact

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Online art therapy in elementary schools during COVID-19: results from a randomized cluster pilot and feasibility study and impact on mental health

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health ◽

10.1186/s13034-021-00367-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Catherine Malboeuf-Hurtubise ◽

Terra Léger-Goodes ◽

Geneviève A. Mageau ◽

Geneviève Taylor ◽

Catherine M. Herba ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Elementary School ◽

Art Therapy ◽

Feasibility Study ◽

School Children ◽

Elementary School Children ◽

Children’S Mental Health ◽

Children's Mental Health ◽

Sensitivity Analyses ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Emerging literature on the current COVID-19 crisis suggests that children may experience increased anxiety and depression as a result of the pandemic. To prevent such school and mental health-related problems, there is a timely need to develop preventive strategies and interventions to address potential negative impacts of COVID-19 on children’s mental health, especially in school settings. Results from previous child clinical research indicate that art-based therapies, including mindfulness-based art therapy, have shown promise to increase children’s well-being and reduce psychological distress. Objective The goal of the present pilot and feasibility study was to compare the impact of an emotion-based directed drawing intervention and a mandala drawing intervention, on mental health in elementary school children (N = 22), in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Both interventions were group-based and delivered online and remotely. A pilot study using a randomized cluster design was implemented to evaluate and compare both interventions in relation to child anxiety, depression, inattention and hyperactivity symptoms. Results Analyses of covariance revealed a significant effect of the type of drawing intervention on levels of inattention, after controlling for baseline levels. Participants in the emotion-based directed drawing group showed lower inattention scores at post-test, when compared to participants in the mandala group. Post-hoc sensitivity analyses showed significant decreases in pre-to-post scores for levels of hyperactivity for the complete sample. Conclusion Overall, results from this pilot and feasibility study showed that both an emotion-based directed drawing intervention and a mandala drawing intervention may be beneficial to improve mental health in elementary school children, in the context of the current COVID-19 pandemic. From a feasibility standpoint, results indicate that the implementation of both interventions online and remotely, through a videoconference platform, is feasible and adequate in school-based settings. Further work incorporating larger sample sizes, longitudinal data and ensuring sufficient statistical power is warranted to evaluate the long-term impact of both interventions on children’s mental health.

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Impact of COVID-19 Home Confinement in Children’s Refractive Errors

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18105347 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (10) ◽

pp. 5347

Author(s):

Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina ◽

Clara Martinez-Perez ◽

Cesar Villa-Collar ◽

Cristina Andreu-Vázquez ◽

Alicia Ruiz-Pomeda ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Health Problem ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

World Population ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Digital Devices ◽

Visual Screening ◽

Near Work ◽

The Impact

Background: Myopia is a public health problem, with estimations that 50% of the world population will be myopic by 2050. Some environmental factors, such as time spent outdoors, doing near work, and using digital devices, influence the development of myopia in children. Home confinement in Spain has increased these risk factors, so this study aims to investigate the impact of home confinement during the COVID-19 outbreak in the vision of school-aged children; Methods: A cross-sectional study in children between 5 and 7 years old that completed a visual screening and a questionnaire about their lifestyles at opticians in Spain in September and October of 2019 and 2020. Statistical analysis to compare lifestyles pre and post confinement, and vision in 2020 versus a similar cohort examined at the same opticians in 2019, was conducted; Results: Spanish children spent less time outdoors and more time doing near work in 2020 than in 2019 (p ≤ 0.001). There was a significant decrease of the spherical equivalent (mean ± standard deviation; 0.66 ± 2.03 D in 2019 vs. 0.48 ± 1.81 D in 2020; p ≤ 0.001); Conclusions: Lifestyles of Spanish children changed during the home confinement at the beginning of 2020. Together with changes in their lifestyles, spherical equivalents have decreased, which implies higher figures of myopia for children aged between 5 and 7.

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The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on The Innovations of Elementary School Prospective Principals in Karanganyar District

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Learning Innovation and Quality Education ◽

10.1145/3452144.3453776 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Sutarman ◽

Sutarno J. A. ◽

Nunuk Suryani ◽

Asrowi

Keyword(s):

Elementary School ◽

The Impact ◽

Prospective Principals

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Health Literacy of Parents and Carers in a Regional Community: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Quarterly of Community Health Education ◽

10.1177/0272684x211022572 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 0272684X2110225

Author(s):

Matthew J. Leach ◽

Sue Nichols ◽

Sven Trenholm ◽

Martin Jones

Keyword(s):

Health Literacy ◽

Primary School ◽

Tertiary Education ◽

Functional Health ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Healthy Development ◽

School Aged Children ◽

Australian Community ◽

Literacy Scores ◽

The Impact

Background Supporting a child’s healthy development is determined, in part, by a parent’s ability to seek, access, interpret and effectively utilize health information. This aspect of parenting draws on a set of skills referred to as health literacy. Objective To assess the level of health literacy among parents/carers in a regional South Australian community. Methods Parents/carers of primary school-aged children, residing in Whyalla, South Australia, were invited to complete the 13-item All Aspects of Health Literacy Survey. Results 155 parents/carers completed the survey (79% mothers). Most participants were English-speaking (97%), employed (62%) and had 2–3 children (62%), with 52% completing tertiary education. Median total health literacy scores were mostly in the moderate-high range (median 27, IQR 26,27), as were critical health literacy scores (median 7, IQR 6,8). Higher scores were reported for functional health literacy (median 8, IQR 7,9), communicative health literacy (median 9, IQR 8,9) and empowerment health literacy (median 4, IQR 3,5). Conclusions Our findings reveal modest levels of health literacy among a sample of parents/carers of primary school-aged children in a regional South Australian community. Further work is needed to understand the differential effect of parental health literacy on child health outcomes, and the types of strategies that may mitigate the impact of these barriers on a child’s healthy development.

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Reopening schools safely in the face of COVID-19: Can cluster randomized trials help?

Clinical Trials ◽

10.1177/1740774520984860 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 174077452098486

Author(s):

Charles Weijer ◽

Karla Hemming ◽

Spencer Phillips Hey ◽

Holly Fernandez Lynch

Keyword(s):

Randomized Trials ◽

Cluster Randomized Trial ◽

Evidence Based ◽

School Closures ◽

School Aged Children ◽

The Face ◽

Community Transmission ◽

Cluster Randomized ◽

The Impact ◽

Health Policymaking

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the challenges of evidence-based health policymaking, as critical precautionary decisions, such as school closures, had to be made urgently on the basis of little evidence. As primary and secondary schools once again close in the face of surging infections, there is an opportunity to rigorously study their reopening. School-aged children appear to be less affected by COVID-19 than adults, yet schools may drive community transmission of the virus. Given the impact of school closures on both education and the economy, schools cannot remain closed indefinitely. But when and how can they be reopened safely? We argue that a cluster randomized trial is a rigorous and ethical way to resolve these uncertainties. We discuss key scientific, ethical, and resource considerations both to inform trial design of school reopenings and to prompt discussion of the merits and feasibility of conducting such a trial.

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