Has the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted children's development? An assessment of the neurodevelopment of premature babies born during the pandemic.

Background: Pandemics, such as COVID-19, have the potential to adversely affect children's development due to a variety of negative factors at the level of children, families, and services. In this study the effect of the pandemic on the cognitive, language and motor development of premature babies who are among the most vulnerable group, were evaluated.

Methods: The study included 236 premature infants who were followed at Hacettepe University Department of Developmental Pediatrics.

Economic uncertainty and mental health: Global evidence, 1991 to 2019.

Mental health has deteriorated globally due to COVID-19, climate crisis, economic policies, and regional conflicts, requiring immediate attention. This study aims to comprehend the relationship between economic uncertainty and the prevalence of anxiety disorders, major depressive disorder, and eating disorders across various demographics and countries. Using robust fixed-effect models, we analyzed the relationship between economic uncertainty and mental disorders in 110 countries from 1991 to 2019.

Dataset on social and psychological effects of COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

This data was gathered to investigate how individuals' levels of intolerance to distress and instant anxiety are related to some of the behaviors that people can change in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We present a dataset based on a four-wave survey of the social and psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey (N = 2,817). Turkey was heavily impacted by the first waves of infections in 2020, and citizens were forced to adapt to governmental measures.