Perceived Anxiety in Family Caregivers of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome during the Lockdown of the First COVID-19 Wave in Spain

Martínez-Castilla, P; Campos, R; Samson, A C; Van Herwegen, J; Dukes, Daniel

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Perceived Anxiety in Family Caregivers of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome during the Lockdown of the First COVID-19 Wave in Spain

ContributorsMartínez-Castilla, P; Campos, R; Samson, A C; Van Herwegen, J

; Dukes, Daniel

Published inActas españolas de psiquiatría, vol. 51, no. 2, p. 56-64

Publication date2023-03

First online date2023-03-01

Abstract

The lockdown during the first wave of COV- ID-19 in Spain has been related to higher levels of anxiety in the general population. However, the emotional impact on Spanish caregivers of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) has not been studied so far.

Keywords

Humans
Williams Syndrome / psychology
Autism Spectrum Disorder / psychology
Caregivers / psychology
Down Syndrome
COVID-19 / psychology
Spain / epidemiology
Communicable Disease Control
Anxiety / epidemiology

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Funding

Swiss National Science Foundation - The Differential Roles of Positive Emotions and Emotion Regulation for Socio-Emotional Processes in Developmental Disabilities: Insights for Future Interventions [176722]

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MARTÍNEZ-CASTILLA, P et al. Perceived Anxiety in Family Caregivers of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome during the Lockdown of the First COVID-19 Wave in Spain. In: Actas españolas de psiquiatría, 2023, vol. 51, n° 2, p. 56–64.

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PID : unige:179539
PMID : 37218100
PMCID : PMC10803872

Journal ISSN1139-9287

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Perceived Anxiety in Family Caregivers of Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome and Williams Syndrome during the Lockdown of the First COVID-19 Wave in Spain

The lockdown during the first wave of COV- ID-19 in Spain has been related to higher levels of anxiety in the general population. However, the emotional impact on Spanish caregivers of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) has not been studied so far.

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