Developing an ars moriendi nova in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic – a prospective mixed-methods survey

• Conditions: Any medical conditions that may exist; U07.1; COVID-19, virus identified

• Registration Number: DRKS00023789
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Freiburg

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2085

Inclusion Criteria

Staff members of two institutions with main work contract and including all status groups (scientific and non-scientific staff members, health care professionals involved in patient care at the university hospital), students of Freiburg University

Exclusion Criteria

Staff members and students not directly affiliated with Freiburg University or Freiburg University Hospital.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in attitudes, behaviours and well-being, dealing with one’s own mortality during and through the Coronavirus pandemic (measured via validated, self-report questionnaires)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported experiences, attitudes and changes in these, reflection of one’s own mortality and dealing with one’s own finiteness during the Coronavirus pandemic (measured via semi-structured qualitative telephone interviews)