COVID-19 Salgınında Ergenlerin Sağlığının Korunması ve Sürdürülmesi: Annelerin Perspektifinden

Amaç: COVID-19 salgını sürecinde ülkelerde salgına yönelik alınan önlemlerin ergenlerin sağlık davranışlarını nasıl etkilediği ve annelerinin gereksinimleri hakkında çok az şey bilinmektedir. Bu çalışma ergenlerin sağlık davranışlarının salgın sürecinden nasıl etkilendiğini ve salgın sürecinin annelerde ne tür gereksinimlere neden olduğunu belirlemeye yönelik gerçekleştirilmiştir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Veriler 8-31 Mayıs 2020 tarihleri arasında Qualtrics online veri toplama aracı kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin toplanmasında anne ve ergenlerin özelliklerine yönelik soruların yer aldığı ‘‘Anne-Çocuk Bilgi Formu’’ ve ‘’Ergenlerin Sağlığı Koruma ve Sürdürmeye Yönelik Davranışlarının ve Annelerin Gereksinimlerinin Belirlenmesi Anketi’’ kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan 161 annenin yaş ortalaması 42,6±6,7 aralığında olup ergenlerin %65,8’i 14-18 yaş grubunda yer almaktadır. Anneler COVID-19 salgını sürecinde ergenlerin %36,6’sının abur cubur ve %35,6’sının besin tüketiminin arttığını, %70,2’sinin fiziksel olarak daha az aktif olduğunu ve %76,4’ünün geç saatlerde yattığını ifade etmiştir. Ayrıca annelerin %69,6’sının salgın sürecinde çocuğunun sağlığını koruma ve sürdürmeye yönelik bilgi gereksinimi bulunmaktadır. Sonuç: Annelerin ifadelerine göre ergenlerin sağlık davranışları salgın sürecinden olumsuz etkilenmiştir ve COVID-19 salgını annelerde çocuklarının sağlığını koruma ve sürdürmeye yönelik bilgi gereksinimine neden olmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Anneler, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, ergen, sağlık davranışı

Health of Adolescents in the COVID-19 Outbreak: Perspectives from Mothers

Objective: During the COVID-19 outbreak, some nationwide measures were taken to slow down and stop the spread of the virus. This study was conducted to determine how health behaviors of adolescents were affected by the outbreak process and what kind of needs the outbreak process caused in mothers. Material and Method: The data were collected using the Qualtrics online data collection tool between 8-31 May 2020. The “Mother-Child Information Form,” including questions on the characteristics of mothers and adolescents, and the “Questionnaire for Determining Adolescents’ Behaviors for Protecting and Sustaining the Health and the Needs of Mothers” were used to collect the research data. Results: The average age of the mothers participating in the study is between 42.6±6.7. 65.8% of adolescents’ ages are between 14 and 18. The mothers indicated that while 36.6% of adolescents increased their consumption of junk food, 35.6% of them increased their food consumption, 70.2% of them were less physically active, and 76.4% of them slept late during the COVID-19 outbreak. 69.6% of the mothers have information needs regarding how to protect and maintain their child’s health during the outbreak. Conclusions: As a result of the study, based on the statements of mothers, it was determined that adolescents’ health behaviors were negatively affected by the outbreak and that the outbreak caused mothers to have a need for information on protecting and sustaining the health of their adolescent children.

Keywords:

Adolescent, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, health behavior, mothers,

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