Simposio Internacional “Desarrollo Humano, Equidad y Justicia Social"

PSYCHOLOGICAL COPING OF VILLA CLARA CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENT’S CONVALESCENTS FROM THE FIRST OUTBREAK OF COVID-19

Introduction: For children and adolescents, becoming ill with COVID-19 constitutes a

potentially psychopathogenic event.

Objective: The objective of the present study is to unvell the subjective configuration of

psychological coping of Villa Clara children and adolescents convalescents from the first

regrowth of COVID-19.

Methods: The research adopted an interpretative constructive qualitative approach. Were

selected 25 children and adolescents convalescents to COVID-19 in the period April-July 2020,

Cuban citizens residing in the province of Villa Clara, whose relatives gave informed consent.

The instrument used to obtain the information were the composition, the three wishes, three fears

and three discomfort technique, the semi-structured interview, the FF-SIL family functioning test,

the psychiatric social history and the psychiatric examination.

Results: The psychological coping of children and adolescents convalescents at the COVID-19 it

was characterized by the predominance of signs and symptoms of anxiety, fear and sadness. The

main content of the needs refers to the preservation of health; the most commonly felt fear is

concern about sequelae, getting sick or dying themselves or their family members; the more

relationships with adults constitute the most recognized source of distress. Were diagnosed 12

children and adolescents with psychiatric pathologies.

Conclusions: The results show that there is a psychological impact on subjects of all age groups.

The group most psychologically damaged by the event of having become ill COVID-19 is that of

preschool and school children. The psychiatric pathologies diagnosed were included in anxiety

disorders and adjustment disorders.

Introducción: Para los niños y los adolescentes enfermar de COVID-19 constituye un

acontecimiento potencialmente psicopatógeno.

Objetivo: Develar la configuración subjetiva del afrontamiento psicológico de niños y

adolescentes villaclareños convalecientes al primer rebrote de la COVID-19.

Métodos: La investigación adoptó un enfoque cualitativo constructivo interpretativo. Se

seleccionaron 25 niños y adolescentes convalecientes a la COVID-19 en el período abril-julio de

2020, ciudadanos cubanos, residentes en la provincia de Villa Clara, cuyos familiares dieron el

consentimiento informado. Los instrumentos empleados para la obtención de la información

fueron la composición, la técnica tres deseos, tres miedos y tres molestias, la entrevista

semiestructurada, el test de funcionamiento familiar FF-SIL, la historia social psiquiátrica y el

examen psiquiátrico.