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<journal-id>2221-2434</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Finlay]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Finlay]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2221-2434</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos. Centro Provincial de información de Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2221-24342024000100025</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Salud mental de pacientes en edad pediátrica convalecientes de la COVID-19 en Cienfuegos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Mental Health of Pediatric Patients Convalescent from COVID-19 in Cienfuegos]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calzada Urquiola]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yanara]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López Angulo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura Magda]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Casanova González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[María Felicia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Cienfuegos]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Cienfuegos]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>14</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>25</fpage>
<lpage>33</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2221-24342024000100025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2221-24342024000100025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2221-24342024000100025&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento:  Los niños y adolescentes constituyen un grupo de especial vulnerabilidad, en tiempos de pandemia, por lo que resulta necesaria la detección de situaciones de riesgo derivadas que puedan comprometer la salud mental de esta población.  Objetivo:  Caracterizar el estado de salud mental presente en pacientes en edad pediátrica convalecientes de la COVID-19 en Cienfuegos.  Métodos:  Se realizó un estudio exploratorio, de corte transversal en 153 niños y adolescentes (3-18 años) que asistieron a la consulta multidisciplinaria provincial para convalecientes de la COVID-19 en el Hospital Pediátrico Universitario Paquito González Cueto de Cienfuegos. Para la obtención de la información se empleó la entrevista semiestructurada, examen psiquiátrico y Cuestionario de Capacidades y Dificultades. La base de datos y el procesamiento estadístico se realizó a través del sistema SPSS. versión 21.0. Se utilizaron pruebas estadísticas descriptivas.  Resultados:  Los niños y adolescentes convalecientes de la COVID-19 se caracterizan por presentar niveles altos de ansiedad. Fueron las funciones afectivas las que más se vieron afectadas al examen psiquiátrico, representadas en el 29,4 % de los casos, seguidas por las necesidades y hábitos de sueño y alimentación (14,4 %). El trastorno por ansiedad, el trastorno de adaptación y del sueño fueron los principales trastornos mentales diagnosticados.  Conclusiones:  La salud mental de la población infantil y juvenil de un grupo de los pacientes convalecientes a la COVID-19 se ha visto afectada, sin embargo, no todas las respuestas psicológicas podrán calificarse como enfermedades, porque la mayoría son reacciones normales ante una situación anormal.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Foundation:  Children and adolescents constitute a particularly vulnerable group in times of pandemic, which is why it is necessary to detect risk situations arising from them that may compromise the mental health of this population.  Objective:  To characterize the mental health status present in pediatric patients&#8217; convalescent from COVID-19 in Cienfuegos.  Methods:  An exploratory, cross-sectional study was carried out on 153 children and adolescents (3-18 years) who attended the provincial multidisciplinary consultation for convalescents from COVID-19 at the Paquito González Cueto University Pediatric Hospital in Cienfuegos. To obtain the information, a semi-structured interview, psychiatric examination and Abilities and Difficulties Questionnaire were used. The database and statistical processing were done through the SPSS system, version 21.0. Descriptive statistical tests were used.  Results:  Children and adolescents recovering from COVID-19 are characterized by high levels of anxiety. It was the affective functions that were most affected by the psychiatric examination, represented in 29.4 % of the cases, followed by sleep and eating needs and habits (14.4 %). Anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder and sleep disorder were the main mental disorders diagnosed.  Conclusion:  The mental health of the child and youth population of a group of patient&#8217;s convalescents from COVID-19 has been affected, however, not all psychological responses can be classified as illnesses, because the majority are normal reactions to a situation abnormal.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[edad pediátrica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[covid-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[impacts on health]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[health care]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[pediatric age]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[covid-19.]]></kwd>
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