Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CHD care and emotional wellbeing

• Published in: Cardiology in the young Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 822 - 828
• Main Authors: Cousino, Melissa K., Pasquali, Sara K., Romano, Jennifer C., Norris, Mark D., Yu, Sunkyung, Reichle, Garrett, Lowery, Ray, Viers, Suzanne, Schumacher, Kurt R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Adults; Cardiology; Cardiomyopathy; Cardiovascular disease; Caregivers; Children; Congenital diseases; Coronary artery disease; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Health care; Heart diseases; Heart surgery; Heart transplants; Information sources; Original; Original Article; Pandemics; Patients; Pediatrics; Psychological stress; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Social networks; Surgery; United Kingdom > UK; Canada; United States > US; COVID-19; stress; transplant; cardiomyopathy; heart disease

Understanding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric non-COVID-19-related care, as well as patient and caregiver concerns and stressors, is critical for informing healthcare delivery. It was hypothesised that high care disruptions and psychological stress would be observed among paediatri...