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To evaluate parental perceptions of changes in child neurodevelopment during the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the associated risk factors.

July 16, 2025Jornal de PediatriaOpen Access

Parents' perception of their children's neurodevelopment during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors

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SISabrina Ribeiro Ibiapina TWTaís Michele WerlePontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul MGMilena Monticelli Giongo

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Cross-sectional study uncovers frequent perceived worsening of neurodevelopment in young children during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting social isolation and adversity as key risks.

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To evaluate parental perceptions of changes in child neurodevelopment during the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the associated risk factors.
Conducted a cross-sectional online survey of parents and caregivers of children aged 0 to 7 years (N=589) from September 2021 to March 2023 across two Brazilian states.
Assessed neurodevelopment using validated instruments—including M-CHAT, Swanson, Nolan and Pelham, and Strengths and Difficulties questionnaires—alongside pandemic-specific developmental questions.
Analyzed developmental perceptions using chi-square or Fisher's exact tests and univariate and multivariate Poisson regression.
In the 0–3 age group, 17.1% (50/293) were perceived to have abnormal neurodevelopment and 27.0% (79/293) experienced perceived worsening, compared to 25.7% (76/296) abnormal and 35.1% (104/296) worsened in the 4–7 age group.
Perceptions of abnormal neurodevelopment were significantly associated with maternal schooling levels as well as the child's sex and age.
Perceived worsening in neurodevelopment was significantly associated with child sex, child age, lower socioeconomic status, greater degree of social isolation, and family bereavement from COVID-19.

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Ibiapina et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0feb6492676d5461fd4208 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jped.2025.06.002

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Cross-sectional study uncovers frequent perceived worsening of neurodevelopment in young children during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting social isolation and adversity as key risks.

Parents' perception of their children's neurodevelopment during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors

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Parents' perception of their children's neurodevelopment during the COVID-19 pandemic and associated factors

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