Petretto Donatella Rita, Masala Ilaria, Masala Carmelo
Department of Pedagogy, Philosophy and Psychology, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Studio Medico Neuropsicologico Masala Pistis, Piras, 09047Selargius, Italy.
Clin Pract Epidemiol Ment Health. 2020 Aug 18;16:189-191. doi: 10.2174/1745017902016010189. eCollection 2020.
School closure and home confinement are two of the measures of lockdown chosen by governments and policymakers all over the world to prevent and limit the spread of the infection of COVID-19. There is still an open debate about the real effect of school closure on the reduction of risk of infection on children and the risk of infection on with other age groups (parents, grandparents and others). There is an agreement on the effect of school closure in reducing and delaying the peak of the outbreak. In this Editorial, starting from the ongoing Italian experience, we discuss direct and indirect effects of school closure on children's psychological health and learning. We also highlight the need for an "on peace time" planning of measures and strategies necessary to face the direct and indirect effect of this outbreak and other outbreaks, on children's psychological health.
学校关闭和居家隔离是世界各国政府和政策制定者为预防和限制新冠病毒感染传播而选择的两种封锁措施。关于学校关闭对降低儿童感染风险以及对其他年龄组(父母、祖父母和其他人)感染风险的实际效果,仍存在公开辩论。在减少和推迟疫情高峰方面,对于学校关闭的效果存在共识。在这篇社论中,我们从意大利正在经历的情况出发,讨论学校关闭对儿童心理健康和学习的直接和间接影响。我们还强调,需要针对应对此次疫情及其他疫情对儿童心理健康产生的直接和间接影响,制定“和平时期”的措施和策略规划。