Interventions to support early childhood development in times of COVID-19: A Systematic Review

IF 1.6 4区医学 Q3 PRIMARY HEALTH CARE

Primary Health Care Research and Development Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI:10.15761/hpc.1000214

K. Rahim, S. Bhamani, Z. Lassi

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Background: COVID-19 which has come as an emerging disease was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization in March 2020. In an attempt to limit the spread of this virus, strict measures were taken amongst which closure of schools and child care facilities were also implemented. This impacted the holistic well-being of the children. Objective: This systematic review aimed at identifying early childhood development (ECD) interventions targeted to children 0-8 years of age conducted and reported during the COVID-19 pandemic in low and middle-income countries, and also to identify the barriers and facilitators to taking up ECD activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This systematic review considered all published and pre-print studies published between 31 Dec 2019 and 31 Dec 2020 and followed PRISMA guidelines for the conduct of the systematic review. Databases such as MEDLINE, Embase, ERIC, CINAHL, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Google Scholar, and the WHO COVID-19 database were searched. Result: Zero studies were included at the end of the full-text screening. Few papers were fitting well with the scope of the paper; however, those papers were not fitting the study design. The majority of those papers were position papers and opinion papers. Conclusion: This empty review highlighted a major research gap in the literature. There were no studies conducted to address the interventions taken place in the pandemic to support ECD. There is a dire need to address the issue by conducting more quantitative and qualitative studies. *Correspondence to: Zohra S Lassi, Robinson Research Institute, the University of Adelaide, Australia, E-mail: Zohra.lassi@adelaide.edu.au

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2019冠状病毒病期间支持儿童早期发展的干预措施:系统回顾

背景:2019冠状病毒病是一种新兴疾病，于2020年3月被世界卫生组织宣布为大流行。为了限制这种病毒的传播，采取了严格的措施，其中包括关闭学校和儿童保育设施。这影响了孩子们的整体健康。目的:本系统综述旨在确定低收入和中等收入国家在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间实施和报告的针对0-8岁儿童的幼儿发展(ECD)干预措施，并确定在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间开展幼儿发展活动的障碍和促进因素。方法:本系统评价考虑了2019年12月31日至2020年12月31日期间发表的所有已发表和预印本研究，并遵循PRISMA指南进行系统评价。检索了MEDLINE、Embase、ERIC、CINAHL、Cochrane中央对照试验注册库(Central)、谷歌Scholar和WHO COVID-19数据库等数据库。结果:在全文筛选结束时，零项研究被纳入。很少有论文与论文的范围很吻合;然而，这些论文并不符合研究设计。这些文件大多数是立场文件和意见文件。结论:这篇空白综述突出了文献中一个主要的研究空白。没有进行任何研究，讨论在大流行病期间为支持幼儿发展而采取的干预措施。迫切需要通过进行更多的定量和定性研究来解决这一问题。*通讯:Zohra S Lassi，澳大利亚阿德莱德大学罗宾逊研究所，E-mail: Zohra.lassi@adelaide.edu.au

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Primary Health Care Research and Development PRIMARY HEALTH CARE-

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2.60

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6.20%

发文量

119

审稿时长

33 weeks

期刊介绍： Primary Health Care Research & Development is aimed specifically at both researchers and practitioners in primary health care, bridging the gap between the two areas. It provides a forum for the publication of international, interdisciplinary research and development in primary health care. It is essential reading for all involved in primary care: nurse practitioners, GPs and health service managers; professional and local groups in community health; researchers and academics; purchasers of primary health care services; allied health practitioners in secondary services and health-related consumer groups.