Masked paediatricians during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic and communication with children

Shack, Avram R.; Arkush, Leo; Reingold, Stephen; Weiser, Giora

doi:10.1111/jpc.15087

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“…If the benefits of masks are to be considered (i.e., reduction of respiratory infectious disease transmission, mutual protection, positive prosocial signaling), potential downsides should not be utterly disregarded [55,59]. The latter include shortage of medical masks and FFRs for HCWs [534,535], cross-contamination due to inappropriate mask wearing [536,537], risk compensation or complacency toward other preventive measures (evidence in favor [538][539][540], evidence against [541][542][543][544][545][546][547]), psychosocial effects (e.g., threats to autonomy, psychological relatedness, competence) [455,548,549], communication and learning difficulties [518,[550][551][552][553][554][555], physiological effects (e.g., subjective breathing discomfort or difficulties 22 , skin problems, headache, ocular dryness and irritation; these effects are more likely if there is a related predisposing condition) [454,455,556,[562][563][564][565], and environmental pollution from mask waste [566][567][568][569]. Of note, these lingering concerns are not reasons to refrain from community masking (using medical masks or face cloth coverings) but are opportunities to maximize the benefits of masking, improve mask designs, and sharpen public health policies and messaging.…”

Section: Policymaking About Masks and Issues With Compliance And Mandates In The Communitymentioning

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COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask wearing, and reinfection

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Scientists across disciplines, policymakers, and journalists have voiced frustration at the unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Several false dichotomies have been used to polarize debates while oversimplifying complex issues. In this comprehensive narrative review, we deconstruct six common COVID-19 false dichotomies, address the evidence on these topics, identify insights relevant to effective pandemic responses, and highlight knowledge gaps and uncertainties. The topics of this review are: 1) Health and lives vs. economy and livelihoods, 2) Indefinite lockdown vs. unlimited reopening, 3) Symptomatic vs. asymptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, 4) Droplet vs. aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2, 5) Masks for all vs. no masking, and 6) SARS-CoV-2 reinfection vs. no reinfection. We discuss the importance of multidisciplinary integration (health, social, and physical sciences), multilayered approaches to reducing risk (“Emmentaler cheese model”), harm reduction, smart masking, relaxation of interventions, and context-sensitive policymaking for COVID-19 response plans. We also address the challenges in understanding the broad clinical presentation of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, and SARS-CoV-2 reinfection. These key issues of science and public health policy have been presented as false dichotomies during the pandemic. However, they are hardly binary, simple, or uniform, and therefore should not be framed as polar extremes. We urge a nuanced understanding of the science and caution against black-or-white messaging, all-or-nothing guidance, and one-size-fits-all approaches. There is a need for meaningful public health communication and science-informed policies that recognize shades of gray, uncertainties, local context, and social determinants of health.

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Section: Policymaking About Masks and Issues With Compliance And Mandates In The Communitymentioning

confidence: 99%

COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask wearing, and reinfection

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“…One trial found that only 3% of health care workers had difficulty communicating when wearing a medical mask ( 81 ). Communication while masked may be particularly challenging with young children ( 82 ), older persons ( 83 ), and those with hearing impairments ( 84 , 85 ). These problems are exacerbated by physical distancing and the muffling effect of mask materials on speech ( 84 ).…”

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“…This can jeopardize the language learning of young students. Shack et al (2020) have interviewed 356 pediatricians on the effect of wearing masks in preschool education on infants. Of these, 82% stated that wearing masks hinders their ability to communicate with children aged 6 months to 10 years, while 63% stated that children are afraid of masked people and doctors.…”

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“…Of these, 82% stated that wearing masks hinders their ability to communicate with children aged 6 months to 10 years, while 63% stated that children are afraid of masked people and doctors. It has been determined that especially children between the ages of 6 months and 2 years avoid communicating with masked people (Shack et al, 2020).…”

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“…Bunlardan %82'si maske takmanın 6 ay ile 10 yaş arası çocuklarla iletişim kurma becerilerini engellediğini, %63'ü ise çocukların maskeli kişilerden ve doktorlardan korktuklarını açıklamıştır. Özellikle 6 aylık ve 2 yaş arası çocukların maskeli kişilerle iletişim kurmaktan kaçındıkları saptanmıştır(Shack, Arkush, Reingold, & Weiser, 2020). Mehta ve arkadaşlarına (2020) göre maske iletişim heyecanını düşürmekte, çocuk maskeyle endişe duymakta, maskeyle oyalanmakta, dokunmakta, çekmekte, düzeltmekte ve eğitim sürecinde dikkati dağılmaktadır(Mehta vd., 2020).…”

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With the Covid-19 epidemic in our world, masks have started to be used in schools. The mask, which covered half of the face, revealed problems such as hearing sounds, speaking, pronunciation, understanding language, seeing facial expressions, and lip reading. This situation has brought up research on the effect of the mask on students' language skills. In this study, scientific studies dealing with the effects of masked education on students' language skills were examined. Case study, one of the qualitative research methods, was used in the research, and studies published in 2020 and 2021 were selected. Using various keywords on the subject, 42 studies were reached, 10 of them were excluded and 32 scientific studies were examined. The findings obtained as a result of the research were analyzed and interpreted. It was determined that most of the studies examined were aimed at preschool and primary school students, quantitative methods were used, and the data were collected through interviews. In the research, it was determined that the effects of masked education focused on breathing, voice, speaking and pronunciation, perceiving and understanding words, facial expressions and nonverbal communication, language learning and reading, and language skills development. It has been determined that students have problems such as hearing sounds, speaking, understanding pronunciation, not being able to see facial expressions, and not developing their language skills sufficiently. At the end of the research, suggestions were made to the teachers such as speaking loudly, using a microphone, making short sentences, making more use of body language, and using a transparent mask.

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Masked paediatricians during the COVID‐19 pandemic and communication with children

Cited by 28 publications

References 2 publications

COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask wearing, and reinfection

COVID-19 false dichotomies and a comprehensive review of the evidence regarding public health, COVID-19 symptomatology, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, mask wearing, and reinfection

Masks and Face Coverings for the Lay Public

Maskeli Eğitimin Dil Becerilerine Etkisi

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