PMID- 36497715 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20221216 LR - 20230119 IS - 1660-4601 (Electronic) IS - 1661-7827 (Print) IS - 1660-4601 (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 23 DP - 2022 Nov 24 TI - Prevalence of Dysexecutive Symptoms in High School Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. LID - 10.3390/ijerph192315641 [doi] LID - 15641 AB - This is an observational cross-sectional study designed to ascertain the prevalence and severity of dysexecutive symptoms in high school students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The validated Spanish version of the Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) was used. A total of 2396 participants aged 14-22 years were included. Our sample yielded a mean DEX scale score of 28.14 +/- 17.42. By the DEX classification, 889 (37.1%) students achieved optimal scores, 384 (16%) reported mild dysexecutive symptoms, 316 (13.2%) reported moderate dysexecutive symptoms, and 807 (33.7%) reported strong dysexecutive symptoms. We found a significant difference between those with and those without employed mothers, with the former scoring higher (p = 0.004), the same as those with both parents employed (p = 0.004). Adolescents face emotional susceptibility and changes in their family, social, and educational environment related to isolation, resulting in altered emotional responses and social interaction. FAU - Cervantes-Cardona, Guillermo Alonso AU - Cervantes-Cardona GA AD - Departamento de Disciplinas Filosofico, Metodologicas e Instrumentales, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44340, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Napoles-Echauri, Adriana AU - Napoles-Echauri A AD - Escuela Vocacional, Sistema de Educacion Media Superior Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Alonso-Estrella, Nicolas AU - Alonso-Estrella N AD - Escuela Vocacional, Sistema de Educacion Media Superior Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44430, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Hernandez-Mora, Francisco Javier AU - Hernandez-Mora FJ AD - Departamento de Clinicas de la Reproduccion Humana, Crecimiento y Desarrollo Infantil, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44348, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Cervantes-Perez, Enrique AU - Cervantes-Perez E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6333-9082 AD - Departamento de Medicina Interna Hospital Civil de Guadalajara Fray Antonio Alcalde, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 44280, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Cervantes-Guevara, Gabino AU - Cervantes-Guevara G AD - Departamento de Bienestar y Desarrollo Sustentable, Centro Universitario del Norte, Universidad de Guadalajara, Colotlan 46200, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Garcia-Reyna, Benjamin AU - Garcia-Reyna B AD - Unidad Medica de Alta Especialidad Pediatria, Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44280, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Barbosa-Camacho, Francisco Jose AU - Barbosa-Camacho FJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3897-2767 AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Lopez-Bernal, Noelia Esthela AU - Lopez-Bernal NE AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Chejfec-Ciociano, Jonathan Matias AU - Chejfec-Ciociano JM AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Fuentes-Orozco, Clotilde AU - Fuentes-Orozco C AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Cueto-Valadez, Tania Abigail AU - Cueto-Valadez TA AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Cueto-Valadez, Andrea Estefania AU - Cueto-Valadez AE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3248-0171 AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Brancaccio-Perez, Irma Valeria AU - Brancaccio-Perez IV AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Guzman-Ruvalcaba, Mario Jesus AU - Guzman-Ruvalcaba MJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3048-8639 AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Vega-Gastelum, Jesus Oswaldo AU - Vega-Gastelum JO AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Gonzalez-Ojeda, Alejandro AU - Gonzalez-Ojeda A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2935-8703 AD - Unidad de Investigacion Biomedica 02, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Medico Nacional de Occidente, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Guadalajara 44349, Jalisco, Mexico. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Observational Study DEP - 20221124 PL - Switzerland TA - Int J Environ Res Public Health JT - International journal of environmental research and public health JID - 101238455 SB - IM MH - Adolescent MH - Humans MH - Cross-Sectional Studies MH - *Pandemics MH - *COVID-19/epidemiology MH - Surveys and Questionnaires MH - Prevalence PMC - PMC9740397 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cognitive development OT - emotional response OT - isolation OT - neuropsychology OT - psychometrics COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/12/12 06:00 MHDA- 2022/12/15 06:00 PMCR- 2022/11/24 CRDT- 2022/12/11 01:07 PHST- 2022/10/21 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/11/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/11/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/12/11 01:07 [entrez] PHST- 2022/12/12 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/12/15 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ijerph192315641 [pii] AID - ijerph-19-15641 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ijerph192315641 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Nov 24;19(23):15641. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192315641.