ERIC Number: EJ1329038
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan
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School Considerations for Children with Heart Disease during the COVID-19 Pandemic
School Psychology, v37 n1 p54-61 Jan 2022
This article presents data on Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)-related learning, health, and mental health concerns of 134 families of children with heart disease (HD), the most common birth defect, who are followed by a unique hospital-based Educational Achievement Partnership Program (EAPP) designed to serve as a liaison across the family, the child's medical team, and school. At-school, remote, and hybrid learning alternatives prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic presented families with an especially complex decision to make for children with HD due to competing complications in this population: Increased susceptibility to illness, greater risk of neuropsychological problems, and higher level of individualized education services that are not readily transferable to a home learning platform. Parents of school-aged children with HD completed a survey about COVID-19-related school support needs as part of a quality improvement project. Survey results revealed 51% of children would learn from home during the 2020-2021 school year due to concerns about the child's underlying health condition, indicating a marked change in schooling modality compared to prior years (4% in 2019). Nearly 75% of families requested medical guidance for COVID-19-related school health and education plan addendums. Seventy-three percent of families had mental health concerns about their child; severity of HD was related to families' reports about mental health concerns. Findings suggest follow-up is needed by school psychologists and medical consultative collaborative partners to support the transition back to in-person schooling after the COVID-19 pandemic concludes and to identify long-term educational consequences of disrupted learning during this period.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Heart Disorders, Child Health, Student Needs, At Risk Students, School Closing, Distance Education, Mental Health, Physical Health, School Psychologists, Parent Attitudes, School Safety, Disease Control, Intervention, Educational Environment
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Language: English
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