Faculty of Education, PEDAL Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Child Care Health Dev. 2021 Mar;47(2):143-153. doi: 10.1111/cch.12832. Epub 2020 Dec 7.
Amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there is uncertainty regarding potential lasting impacts on children's health and educational outcomes. Play, a fundamental part of childhood, may be integral to children's health during crises. We undertook a rapid review of the impact of quarantine, isolation and other restrictive environments on play and whether play mitigates adverse effects of such restrictions. Fifteen peer-reviewed studies were identified, spanning hospitals, juvenile and immigration detention and refugee camps. We found evidence of changes in children's access to play in crises and quarantine. These studies indicated how play might support children enduring isolation but lacked robust investigations of play as an intervention in mitigating impacts of restriction. Studies pertaining to children in isolation due to infectious disease outbreaks were notably absent. It is important that the potential effects of changes to such a crucial aspect of childhood are better understood to support children in this and future crises.
在 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，人们对儿童健康和教育成果可能产生的持久影响存在不确定性。游戏是儿童时期的基本组成部分，在危机期间可能是儿童健康的重要组成部分。我们对隔离、隔离和其他限制环境对游戏的影响以及游戏是否减轻这些限制的不利影响进行了快速审查。确定了 15 项同行评审的研究，涵盖了医院、青少年和移民拘留所和难民营。我们发现了危机和隔离期间儿童获得游戏机会变化的证据。这些研究表明了游戏如何支持忍受隔离的儿童，但缺乏对游戏作为缓解限制影响的干预措施的有力调查。关于因传染病爆发而被隔离的儿童的研究明显缺失。了解儿童童年时期这一关键方面发生变化的潜在影响非常重要，这有助于儿童在当前和未来的危机中获得支持。
