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Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Paediatric Population: A Case Series


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1 Head of the Department, ANSHU-Paediatric Development Clinic, Medical Research Centre-Kasturba Health Society (MRC-KHS), India
2 Paediatric Physiotherapist, ANSHU-Paediatric Development Clinic, MRC-KHS, India
3 Child Psychologist, ANSHU-Paediatric Development Clinic, MRC-KHS, India
4 Consultant Audiologist & Speech Language Pathologist, ANSHU-Paediatric Development Clinic, MRC-KHS, India
5 Paediatric Physiotherapist, ANSHU- Paediatric Development Clinic, MRC-KHS, India
 

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The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bane to the paediatric population in affecting their social, physical, emotional and behavioural state of mind. Children from all the age groups were affected with different kinds of developmental delays such as speech and language delays, feeding issues, cognitive impairments, regression of physical skills, emotional disturbances and difficulty in learning. We have observed various developmental concerns in paediatric populations due to financial difficulties, increased screen time, lack of physical activities, stress and anxiety among parents and children. The following study focused on the short case descriptions having the impact of COVID- 19 on various contexts in paediatric population. A multidisciplinary approach was delivered with a team consisting of a Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist, Speech and Language pathologist and Psychologist, which helped these children.


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COVID-19 pandemic, developmental delay, paediatrics, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, child psychology.
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Authors

Mona A Shah
Head of the Department, ANSHU-Paediatric Development Clinic, Medical Research Centre-Kasturba Health Society (MRC-KHS), India
Vini J Kothari
Paediatric Physiotherapist, ANSHU-Paediatric Development Clinic, MRC-KHS, India
Rhea Y Chettiar
Child Psychologist, ANSHU-Paediatric Development Clinic, MRC-KHS, India
Sanjana P Vengurlekar
Consultant Audiologist & Speech Language Pathologist, ANSHU-Paediatric Development Clinic, MRC-KHS, India
Ria C Shah
Paediatric Physiotherapist, ANSHU- Paediatric Development Clinic, MRC-KHS, India

Abstract


The COVID-19 pandemic has been a bane to the paediatric population in affecting their social, physical, emotional and behavioural state of mind. Children from all the age groups were affected with different kinds of developmental delays such as speech and language delays, feeding issues, cognitive impairments, regression of physical skills, emotional disturbances and difficulty in learning. We have observed various developmental concerns in paediatric populations due to financial difficulties, increased screen time, lack of physical activities, stress and anxiety among parents and children. The following study focused on the short case descriptions having the impact of COVID- 19 on various contexts in paediatric population. A multidisciplinary approach was delivered with a team consisting of a Physiotherapist, Occupational therapist, Speech and Language pathologist and Psychologist, which helped these children.


Keywords


COVID-19 pandemic, developmental delay, paediatrics, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, child psychology.

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