Prevention of non-communicable diseases under the COVID-19 pandemic

Yelizarova, O.T.; Hozak, S.V.; Polka, N.S.; Парац, А М; Stankevych, T.V.

doi:10.32402/dovkil2021.02.004

Dovkil Zdor

2021

DOI: 10.32402/dovkil2021.02.004

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Prevention of non-communicable diseases under the COVID-19 pandemic

O.T. Yelizarova¹,

S.V. Hozak²,

N.S. Polka³

et al.

Abstract: Background: The growing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD), which cause the high mortality and disability, necessitates the research to prevent them and improves early diagnosis. Currently, the relevance of the NCD prevention is of particular importance because the NCD patients have an increased risk of the severe course of the COVID-19. Taking into account the processes of urbanization, the study of the features of epidemiology of risk factors for the development of the NCD should be conducted sepa… Show more

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The association between school-age children duration and quality of sleep and their psychoemotional status: a retrospective-prospective study

Hozak

Yelizarova

Stankevych

et al. 2021

Actual Problems of Modern Medicine

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Summary. Getting enough sleep is essential for the physical and mental health of children and adolescents, therefore, the study of the impact of stress factors in this direction is relevant. The aim of the study was to study the characteristics of sleep in school-age children with various psycho-emotional statuses during the introduction of strict quarantine measures and after a lockdown compared to the period before the pandemic. Materials and methods. The analysis of sleep characteristics and mental health status in 2592 school-age children (1407 boys, 1185 girls) was carried out. The retrospective study was based on the results of the assessment using the DON questionnaire and during a pandemic was the RCADS-P-25 questionnaire. SPSS Statistics v.26.0 was used for statistical performance. Results. The proportion of school-age children with depressive manifestations during the pandemic increased by 13.3% (p <0.001) compared to the period before the pandemic and it is 21.5 ± 2.0% in 2021. The proportion of children with anxiety disorders is 6.9 ± 1.3% that corresponds to the period before the pandemic. It was determined an increase in the school-age children duration of sleep during the lockdown compared with other periods of the study by 30-40 minutes/day (p <0.001). It was found that during the lockdown period in 2021, the sleep duration of school-age children decreased by 5.5% compared to the data in 2020 (p <0.01). In the group without anxiety-depressive disorders after the lockdown, the sleep duration significantly decreased, and in the group with mental health disorders, the sleep duration did not statistically differ from the level established during the strict quarantine restrictions. Sleep quality disorders during the lockdown were detected in 29.8 ± 2.6% of children in the surveyed cohort, and in the period after the lockdown - in 31.5 ± 4.0%. In the group of children with anxiety-depressive disorders, a decrease in the duration of sleep was found in all periods of the study. Conclusions. A decrease in the duration of sleep with an increase in the proportion of children with depressive disorders in the second year of the pandemic indicates negative trends in the mental health of school-age children and requires improved preventive measures.

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The association between school-age children duration and quality of sleep and their psychoemotional status: a retrospective-prospective study

Hozak

Yelizarova

Stankevych

et al. 2021

Actual Problems of Modern Medicine

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The influence of social communication and anthropometric parameters on the school-age children's mental health after the lifting of strict quarantine restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study

Hozak

Diuba²,

Stankevych

et al. 2022

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Introduction. The COVID-19 pandemic including social isolation was a stress trigger for adaptation systems in different population groups. Therefore, the study of these processes is relevant. Since the lack of communication is one of the risk factors the non-communicable diseases, as well as mental health disorders, and this relationship is bidirectional, the purpose of our study was to study the impact of social communication of school-age children with different metabolic statuses on their mental health during adaptation to the effects of stress factors. Materials and methods. The anthropometric indicators and characteristics of communication of 114 school children (56 boys, 58 girls, average age 12.3±0.2 years) were studied. Informed consent was obtained from the parents. The weekly survey of the anxiety-depressive signs (TDS) was conducted using the RCADS-P-25 questionnaire during the 5 weeks after the lockdown lifted. ANOVA, crosstabulation tables, and a multiple linear regression model were used to determine the relationships between variables. The STATISTICA 8.0 program was used for statistical analysis. Results. Among school-age children of the surveyed cohort, the proportion of overweight and obese children was 26.3±4.1 %. 34.6±4.7 % of students had communication difficulties with their peers. It was established that overweight and obese children had significantly higher TDS levels than the normal-weight group throughout the study (F=10.9; p<0.001). It was determined that TDS values were significantly higher in the group of children who had difficulties with "live" communication with peers (F=17.6; p<0.001). The highest values of TDS were determined in children who communicated in social networks for 4 hours or more or did not communicate at all, and the lowest indicators were found in children who communicated for 1-2 hours a day (F=9.6; p<0.001). There was no statistically significant influence of the frequency of communication in social networks on TDP values (p>0.6). Conclusions. Communication in social networks with peers lasting 1-2 hours was a favorable adaptation factor in this study, while "live" communication difficulties and overweight/obese were unfavorable, which requires additional study. It is necessary to develop both the communication skills of school-age children and the culture of communication in social networks.

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Impact of distance training organization on teachers` health

Yelizarova¹,

Hozak²,

Stankevych³

et al. 2022

Dovkil Zdor

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Objective: We studied the features of mental and somatic health of teachers in grades 1-11 during distance training, depending on the working load. Materials and methods: We analysed the results of the survey of 330 teachers (average age - 45.4 ± 0.6 years) at the implementation of distance training in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2021.The questionnaire contained information on demographic and anthropometric data, features of education and direction of work, as well as data on self-assessment of health status on a scale from 1 to 5. To assess mental health, we used GAD-2 and PHQ-2 screening questionnaires. Results: During the distance training period, 88.5 ± 1.8% of the teachers conducted an average of 18.6 ± 0.4 online lessons a week. A working day of more than 8 hours was disclosed in 50.3 ± 2.8% of the teachers. 80.9 ± 22.2% of the respondents indicated that it was more difficult to check homework during distance training than during the regular training process. The proportion of the teachers who consider their health very bad and bad is by 7.5% higher (p <0.001) than the general population one, and the share of the teachers who consider their health good and very good, on the contrary, is significantly lower by 6, 7% (p < 0.05). The proportion of the people with depressive disorders was 28.2 ± 2.5%, with anxiety disorders - 30.6 ± 2.5%. An increase in the chances of developing depression among teachers is observed at a working day of more than 8 hours (OR = 1.65; CI 1.11-2.45), with more than 20 online lessons a week (OR = 1.06; CI 1.01 -1.12), with a high level of severity of the homework check (OR = 1.82; CI 1.11-3.00), when the working place is located at school, and not at home (OR = 2.60; CI 1, 16-5.84). The chances of anxiety disorders are increased with a working day duration of more than 8 hours (OR = 1.68; CI 1.14-2.47) and each additional lesson over 20 hours a week increases the chances by 8% (OR = 1.08; CI 1.02–1.13). Conclusions: Considering the above, it is necessary to optimize the distance training process, taking into account its health-preserving component for all participants in the educational process - teachers, students, and their parents.

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Prevention of non-communicable diseases under the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 3 publications

References 26 publications

The association between school-age children duration and quality of sleep and their psychoemotional status: a retrospective-prospective study

The association between school-age children duration and quality of sleep and their psychoemotional status: a retrospective-prospective study

The influence of social communication and anthropometric parameters on the school-age children's mental health after the lifting of strict quarantine restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study

Impact of distance training organization on teachers` health

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