Comparison of Functional Capacities of Healthcare Workers With and Without Covid-19

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Completed

• Conditions: Functional Capacity; Covid19
• Interventions: Other: 6 minute walk test; Other: 1 minute Sit to Stand Test; Other: Fatigue Severity Scale; Other: Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale; Other: SF-12; Other: Beck Depression Inventory; Other: Beck Anxiety Inventory; Other: 5 times sit to stand test; Other: 6 point Likert Scale

• Registration Number: NCT04834739
• Lead Sponsor: Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital

Brief Summary

This study aimed to investigate if the functional capacity of health workers sustained covid 19 infection effects functional capacity , quality of life and mood of health workers when comparing healthy health workers.

Detailed Description

This study was designed in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Service of Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital between January 4 and June 30, 2021.Data of the health workers from our hospital who suffered from Covid-19 disease and matched control group who had not have Covid-19 disease participants were analyzed. Participants signed a general consent .Inclusion criteria; being a health worker over the age of 18 (for both groups), having had SARS-CoV-2 (Covid 19) disease for last 1 month and completed the isolation process, volunteer to participate in the study, , being able to walk or sit and stand without any help, speaking and understand Turkish language. Exclusion criteria (for both study and control group); Neurological or musculoskeletal disease that causes gait impairment, cognitive impairment, having unstable cardiac, respiratory and metabolic disease.(The first assessment will be made within the 1st month after the patient's Covid 19 positivity is detected; control will be made three times in the 2nd, 4th and 6 months)

30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 were included to study group. 30 age and gender matched volunteer healthcare workers were included to control group. Healthcare workers who have had Covid-19 disease will be evaluated for the first time within 1 month after their diagnosis with RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2.

Symptom questioning will be reported including the initial symptoms of Covid-19 and ongoing complaints of the patients. During the examination, muscle strength will be evaluated by the Medical Research Council (MRC) total score. Resting heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation (by pulse oxymeter) measurement will be applied to both groups before and after the following tests: 1-min sit-to-stand (1MSTS) test, 5 times sit-to-stand (5TSTS) test, 6 minutes walk test (6MWT).

MRC dyspnea scale will be performed as a measure of patient's complaint of shortness of breath,Job performance was assessed by asking "How do you evaluate your job performance?" on 6-point Likert scale, Short Form-12 (Short Form 12, SF-12) will be used to assess quality of life, mood disorder wil be measured by Beck Anxiety Inventory and Beck Depression Inventory, Fatigue severity scale(FSS) will be performed as level of fatigue. The first evaluation wil be made within 1 month after one positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 is detected; control evaluations will be made in the 2nd, 4th and 6th months after positivity of RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2. Finally, the patient's sex, age, body mass index (BMI), height, education status, career, status of hospitalization, length of hospitalization, comorbidities , pulmonary involvement that diagnosed radiological methods and examination of symptoms related with Covid-19 will be recorded.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Study Start: 2021-01-04
• Study First Submitted: 2021-01-10
• Primary Completion: 2021-03-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-04-06
• Study First Posted: 2021-04-08
• Study Completion: 2021-04-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Being a health worker over the age of 18 (for both control group)
• Having had SARS-CoV-2 (Covid 19) disease in the last 1 month and completed the isolation process
• Volunteer to participate in the study, being discharged from the hospital and completing the isolation process at home (The first assessment will be made within the 1st month after the patient's Covid 19 positivity is detected; control will be made three times in the 2nd, 4th and 6th months)
• Being able to walk or sit and stand without any help
• Speaking and understand the Turkish language.

Exclusion Criteria

*For both study and control group

• Neurological or musculoskeletal disease that causes gait impairment
• Cognitive impairment
• Having unstable cardiac, respiratory and metabolic disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Study group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19	Fatigue Severity Scale	30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 and stayed in hospital or at home were included.
Control group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had not have Covid-19)	6 point Likert Scale	In control group, 30 volunteer healthcare workers who were matched for age ande gender with study group were included and these persons had not have Covid-19.
Study group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19	SF-12	30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 and stayed in hospital or at home were included.
Study group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19	Beck Depression Inventory	30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 and stayed in hospital or at home were included.
Study group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19	6 point Likert Scale	30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 and stayed in hospital or at home were included.
Study group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19	Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale	30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 and stayed in hospital or at home were included.
Study group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19	5 times sit to stand test	30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 and stayed in hospital or at home were included.
Study group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19	6 minute walk test	30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 and stayed in hospital or at home were included.
Study group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19	Beck Anxiety Inventory	30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 and stayed in hospital or at home were included.
Control group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had not have Covid-19)	Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale	In control group, 30 volunteer healthcare workers who were matched for age ande gender with study group were included and these persons had not have Covid-19.
Control group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had not have Covid-19)	5 times sit to stand test	In control group, 30 volunteer healthcare workers who were matched for age ande gender with study group were included and these persons had not have Covid-19.
Study group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19	1 minute Sit to Stand Test	30 volunteer healthcare workers who had Covid-19 and stayed in hospital or at home were included.
Control group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had not have Covid-19)	6 minute walk test	In control group, 30 volunteer healthcare workers who were matched for age ande gender with study group were included and these persons had not have Covid-19.
Control group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had not have Covid-19)	Beck Anxiety Inventory	In control group, 30 volunteer healthcare workers who were matched for age ande gender with study group were included and these persons had not have Covid-19.
Control group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had not have Covid-19)	1 minute Sit to Stand Test	In control group, 30 volunteer healthcare workers who were matched for age ande gender with study group were included and these persons had not have Covid-19.
Control group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had not have Covid-19)	Fatigue Severity Scale	In control group, 30 volunteer healthcare workers who were matched for age ande gender with study group were included and these persons had not have Covid-19.
Control group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had not have Covid-19)	SF-12	In control group, 30 volunteer healthcare workers who were matched for age ande gender with study group were included and these persons had not have Covid-19.
Control group (30 volunteer healthcare workers who had not have Covid-19)	Beck Depression Inventory	In control group, 30 volunteer healthcare workers who were matched for age ande gender with study group were included and these persons had not have Covid-19.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
6 minute walk test	Change at 2nd, 4th and 6th months.	The 6 Minute Walk Test is a sub-maximal exercise test used to assess aerobic capacity and endurance. The distance covered over a time of 6 minutes is used as the outcome by which to compare changes in performance capacity.
1 minute sit to stand test	Change at 2nd, 4th and 6th months.	1 minute sit to stand test will be used to measure aerobic capacity and endurance.
5 times sit to stand test	Change at 2nd, 4th and 6th months.	The five Times Sit to Stand Test (5x Sit-To-Stand Test) commonly abbreviated as 5XSST is used to assesses functional lower extremity strength, transitional movements, balance, and fall risk in older adults

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Beck Anxiety Scale	Change at 2nd, 4th and 6th months.	Beck Anxiety Scale is a 21-question multiple-choice self-report inventory that is used for measuring the severity of anxiety in children and adults
Short form 12	Change at 2nd, 4th and 6th months.	Short form 12 will be used to measure quality of life
Fatigue Severity Scale	Change at 2nd, 4th and 6th months.	The Fatigue Severity Scale is a 9-item scale which measures the severity of fatigue and its effect on a person's activities and lifestyle in patients with a variety of disorders.
Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale	Change at 2nd, 4th and 6th months	Medical Research Council (MRC) dyspnea scale is a questionnaire that consists of five statements about perceived breathlessness in dailt activities.
6 point Likert Scale	Change at 2nd, 4th and 6th months.	Job performance was assessed by asking "How do you evaluate your job performance?" on 6-point Likert scale.
Beck Depression Inventory	Change at 2nd, 4th and 6th months.	The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item, self-report rating inventory that measures characteristic attitudes and symptoms of depression

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey