Mental Health of Professionals of the Silver Economy of New Aquitaine : Online Survey of Accommodation Establishments for Old People and Home Assistance Establishments

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: COVID-19 Pandemic; Professional Stress
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT05381883
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens, Bordeaux

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is identify the psychological impact of the coronavirus-19 pandemic on professionals in residential care facilities for old people and home help professionals in New-Aquitaine by :

1. Large-scale screening for the prevalence of mental health disorders among staff.

2. Identification of vulnerability and resilience factors.

3. Improving access to early care for affected professionals.

Detailed Description

This is a repeated cross-sectional descriptive study with two independent collection points six months apart, using socio-economic self-questionnaires and psychometric scales, which aims to measure the incidence of psychological disorders.

This study included the completion of questionnaires in a non-clinical population. This is a study aimed at describing a profile of psychological condition in adults.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-05-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-05-16
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-19
• Status Verified: 2024-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-06-17
• Last Update Posted: 2024-06-20
• Study Start: 2024-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2024-11-30
• Study Completion: 2026-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4500

Inclusion Criteria

• Be aged 18 and over,
• Have given their consent to participate in the study,
• Work in an accommodation establishment for the elderly or professional home help in New Aquitaine.
• Master the French language.
• Accept online reviews
• Be a beneficiary of health insurance

Exclusion Criteria

• Bad understanding of instructions making consent or assessment impossible
• Refusal to participate
• Be under measure of legal protection: guardianship, trusteeship or safeguard of justice

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Epidemiology	Questionnaire	Participants will answer sociodemographic questions, questions about the experience of potentially traumatic lifelong events, the presence of a known psychological or medical disorder and the taking of drug treatment. These questionnaires will make it possible to detect the main psychological disorders (post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder), to evaluate coping strategies, the presence of professional exhaustion (burnout), the consumption of psychoactive substances and quality of life.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of anxiety disorders	Baseline	The appearance of symptoms of anxiety disorders measured through the Panic Disorder Self-Report questionnaire. This questionnaire is a 24-item self-report measure designed to diagnose panic disorder based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-IV and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual-V criteria.; Most of items are answered in a simple Yes/No fashion. Nevertheless, there are also some questions, for example about severity, which are answered on 5-point Likert scales. Not all of the questions have to be answered by every patient. If a panic disorder can already be excluded, the questionnaire stops.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Study the professional burnout syndrome	Baseline	Participants will answer the Maslach Burnout Inventory which is the questionnaire allowing the screening of a burn-out.; There are three sub-scales : Burnout score min =0 max =54 Depersonalization score / Loss of empathy min =0 max=30 For these two subscales: Higher scores mean a worse outcome Personal Achievement Score min = 0 max=48 For this subscale: Higher score mean a better outcome
Study the the quality of life at work among staff	Baseline	Participants will answer the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form which is the questionnaire to assess the quality of life Min=0 max=100 Higher score mean a better outcome
Study the use of psychostimulant substances (drugs, alcohol, drugs, tobacco) among the staff of accommodation facilities for old people and home help	Baseline	The consumption of psychoactive substances will be assessed through a multiple-choice menu, allowing to tick the substances consumed by the participant during the last month. The categories of psychoactive substances are: anxiolytics and sedatives (eg benzodiazepines, hypnotics etc), psycho-stimulants (eg cocaine, amphetamines, ecstasy etc), opiates and related drugs (eg codeine, heroin etc), cannabis, alcohol and tobacco. According to the items, the person will indicate for each psychoactive substance checked the level of consumption (absent, new, increasing, constant).
Measure the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder	Baseline	Participants will answer the Posttraumatic stress disorder Checklist which is a questionnaire allowing the screening of post-traumatic stress disorder.; Min=0 max=80 Higher score mean a worse outcome
Measure the prevalence of depressive episodes	Baseline	Participants will answer the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations which is the scale assesses the 4 types of coping strategies (emotion-focused, support-focused, problem-focused, avoidance-focused ).; There are three sub-scales : Task oriented min=0 max=56 Emotional oriented min=0 max =42 Avoidance oreinted min =0 max =51

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens; 🇫🇷 Bordeaux, France