Effect of play therapy and storytelling on the anxiety level of hospitalized children: a randomized controlled trial by Fatemeh Abdi, Ali Karamoozian, Mostafa Lotfilou, Fatemeh Gholami, Negin Shaterian, Alireza Abasi Niasar, Ehsan Aghapour, Mohammadamin Jandaghian-Bidgoli

“…Methods A randomized controlled trial study with a three-group design (play therapy, storytelling and control) was conducted in 75 children aged 3 to 10 years admitted to Imam Ali Alborz Hospital of Karaj, Iran between 2022–2023.The data before and after the intervention were collected by the Spence children’s anxiety scale and the face tool for anxiety assessment and analyzed by the Mixed effect model statistical method. …”
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Effectiveness of From Timid To Tiger Program on Clinical Symptoms of Children with Separation Anxiety Disorder and Family Accomadation of Their Parents by Mohsen Jalali, Elnaz Pourahmadi Esfastani

“…To evaluate the effect of the intervention, the Spence Anxiety Scale and the Family Accommodation Scale were administered to the mothers of all participating children at the beginning, the end of treatment, and during the follow-up stage. …”
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Relationship between social anxiety and separation anxiety symptoms with insistence on sameness with the mediating role of sensory hypersensitivity by Shima Keshavarz, Khalil Esmaeilpour

“…Methods This was a cross-sectional study based on caregiver reports of 247 children, aged 7 ̶ 11 years. The parents completed the Autism Quotient-Children’s Version (AQ-C), the Repetitive Behavior Questionnaire-2 (RBQ-2), the Sensory Profile 2 (SP2), and the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale-Parent Version (SCAS-P). …”
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The relationship between anxiety and cardiometabolic risk factors in adolescents with obesity: propensity scores by Miguel Angel Villasis-Keever, Jessie Nallely Zurita-Cruz, Areli Zulema Pichardo-Estrada, Wendy Alejandra Mazón-Aguirre

“…In each patient, we recorded somatometric measurements, lipid profiles, and serum insulin levels. Anxiety was measured using the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale. …”
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Have the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown affected children’s mental health in the long term? A repeated cross-sectional study by Alan Johnson, Sayan Mukherjee, Sushant Mane, Manas Pustake, Ajit Bhagwat, Mohammad Arfat Ganiyani, Misba Sayed, Varada Mithbavkar, Zaid Memon, Abdus Samad Momin, Krishna Deshmukh, Ayush Chordia, Sabyasachi Parida, Sanket Warghade, Deepankar Varma

“…The median age of the participants was 10 years (IQR=4 years). The median (IQR) Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale score was 24 (12) at the pre-COVID-19 point and 31 (13) during the COVID-19 pandemic (p<0.001, r=−0.27). 11% and 16% of children reported being depressed at these two-time points, respectively (p=0.004, φc=−0.063). …”
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