Table 1.
Measures | Items | Response Scale | |
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Caregivers’ difficulties in asking their child to adopt self-protective behaviors against COVID-19 | How often do you find it difficult to ask your child to do the following things during the COVID-19 pandemic? | 0 = never, 1 = seldom, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often | |
Item 1: Washing hands frequently | |||
Item 2: Keeping the mask on at all times | |||
Item 3: Not touching the mouth and/or nose | |||
Item 4: Not touching anything in public places | |||
Item 5: Not going to crowded places | |||
Item 6: Practicing social distancing and not touching others | |||
Caregivers’ difficulties in managing their child’s daily performance | How often do you find it difficult to manage the following day-to-day activities of your children during school closures and delayed school openings due to the COVID-19 pandemic? | 0 = never, 1 = seldom, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often | |
After-school learning | Item 1: Asking my child to finish homework | ||
Sleep routine | Item 1: Asking my child to go to bed on time | ||
Item 2: Asking my child to wake up on time | |||
Internet use | Item 1: Managing my child’s internet use via smartphone phones | ||
Item 2: Managing my child’s internet use via personal computers | |||
Changes in psychological symptoms | Compared with those before the pandemic, do the psychological symptoms change during the COVID-19 pandemic? | 0 = improved, 1 = no change, 2 = mildly worsened, 3 = significantly worsened | |
Item 1: Not being able to concentrate | |||
Item 2: Being overactive physically | |||
Item 3: Not being able to control their impulsive behavior | |||
Item 4: Being easily angered and upset | |||
Item 5: Having a tendency to argue and rebel | |||
Item 6: Feeling depressed and down | |||
Item 7: Feeling anxious and getting worried easily | |||
Child’s taking medication for treating ADHD | How often does your child take medication prescribed by doctors for treating ADHD? | 0 = never, 1 = seldom, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often |
ADHD: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019.