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The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on tic symptoms in children and young people : a prospective cohort study

Hall, Charlotte L. ; Marston, Louise ; Khan, Kareem ; Brown, Beverley J. ; Sanderson, Charlotte ; Andrén, Per LU orcid ; Bennett, Sophie ; Heyman, Isobel ; Mataix-Cols, David LU and Serlachius, Eva LU , et al. (2023) In Child Psychiatry and Human Development 54. p.1499-1509
Abstract

To understand how children and young people with tic disorders were affected by COVID-19, we compared pre and during pandemic scores on the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS). Participants were young people (N = 112; male:78%; 9–17 years) randomised to the control arm of the “ORBIT-Trial” (ISRCTN70758207, ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT03483493). For this analysis, the control arm was split into two groups: one group was followed up to 12-months’ post-randomisation before the pandemic started (pre-COVID group, n = 44); the other group was impacted by the pandemic at the 12-month follow-up (during-COVID group, n = 47). Mixed effects linear regression modelling was conducted to explore differences in YGTSS at 6- and 12-months... (More)

To understand how children and young people with tic disorders were affected by COVID-19, we compared pre and during pandemic scores on the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS). Participants were young people (N = 112; male:78%; 9–17 years) randomised to the control arm of the “ORBIT-Trial” (ISRCTN70758207, ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT03483493). For this analysis, the control arm was split into two groups: one group was followed up to 12-months’ post-randomisation before the pandemic started (pre-COVID group, n = 44); the other group was impacted by the pandemic at the 12-month follow-up (during-COVID group, n = 47). Mixed effects linear regression modelling was conducted to explore differences in YGTSS at 6- and 12-months post-randomisation. There were no significant differences in tic symptom or severity between participants who were assessed before and during COVID-19. This finding was not influenced by age, gender, symptoms of anxiety or autism spectrum disorder. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly impact existing tic symptoms.

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Children and young people, Covid-19, Mental health, Tics, Tourette syndrome
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Child Psychiatry and Human Development
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54
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1499 - 1509
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Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc.
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  • pmid:35416566
  • scopus:85128203766
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0009-398X
DOI
10.1007/s10578-022-01348-1
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English
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  abstract     = {{<p>To understand how children and young people with tic disorders were affected by COVID-19, we compared pre and during pandemic scores on the Yale Global Tic Severity Scale (YGTSS). Participants were young people (N = 112; male:78%; 9–17 years) randomised to the control arm of the “ORBIT-Trial” (ISRCTN70758207, ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT03483493). For this analysis, the control arm was split into two groups: one group was followed up to 12-months’ post-randomisation before the pandemic started (pre-COVID group, n = 44); the other group was impacted by the pandemic at the 12-month follow-up (during-COVID group, n = 47). Mixed effects linear regression modelling was conducted to explore differences in YGTSS at 6- and 12-months post-randomisation. There were no significant differences in tic symptom or severity between participants who were assessed before and during COVID-19. This finding was not influenced by age, gender, symptoms of anxiety or autism spectrum disorder. Thus, the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly impact existing tic symptoms.</p>}},
  author       = {{Hall, Charlotte L. and Marston, Louise and Khan, Kareem and Brown, Beverley J. and Sanderson, Charlotte and Andrén, Per and Bennett, Sophie and Heyman, Isobel and Mataix-Cols, David and Serlachius, Eva and Hollis, Chris and Murphy, Tara}},
  issn         = {{0009-398X}},
  keywords     = {{Children and young people; Covid-19; Mental health; Tics; Tourette syndrome}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{1499--1509}},
  publisher    = {{Kluwer Academic/Human Sciences Press Inc.}},
  series       = {{Child Psychiatry and Human Development}},
  title        = {{The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on tic symptoms in children and young people : a prospective cohort study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-022-01348-1}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s10578-022-01348-1}},
  volume       = {{54}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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