COVID-19 : Stress Within Hospital Workers

Completed

• Conditions: COVID 19; Burnout; Depression; Stress, Psychological

• Registration Number: NCT05037214
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier

Brief Summary

As of December 2019, the global pandemic of COVID-19 has spread rapidly throughout the world, putting healthcare staff at the frontline.

In this context, several factors leading to the appearance of psychiatric symptoms have emerged : work overload, fear of being infected or of infecting, exhaustion... (The Lancet, 2020)

Indeed, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, insomnia and increased stress have been reported (Rossi et al., 2020).

Furthermore, the increased anxiety and depression symptoms and stress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic may increase the risk of suicide in this already high-risk population. For example, suicidal ideation has been reported in up to 5% of healthcare workers in the United States (Young et al., 2021).

It is therefore essential to evaluate the incidence of psychiatric disorders (e.g. PTSD, depression, suicide) and their associated risk factors among the hospital staff.

To do so, Montpellier University Hospital healthcare staff was asked their mental state during the first wave of COVID-19.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-06-30
• Study Completion: 2021-06-30
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Study First Submitted: 2021-09-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-09-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-06
• Study First Posted: 2021-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 779

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sleep	day 1	sleep quality assessed with the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) : higher score indicates higher insomnia level (min : 0; max : 28)
Depression symptoms	day 1	depression symptomatoloy assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) : higher score indicates higher depression level (min : 0; max : 27)
Anxiety symptoms	day 1	anxiety level assessed with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire (GAD-7) : higher score indicates higher anxiety (min : 0; max : 21)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Physical pain	day 1	physical pain assessed with a likert scale
Post traumatic stress disorder	day 1	post traumatic stress disorder symptomatology assessed with the Posttraumatic stress disorder Checklist Scale (PCL-S) : higher score indicates more sever post traumatic stress disorder symptoms
Burnout symptoms	day 1	burnout symptomatology assessed with the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) : higher scores on the emotional exhaustion scale and the depersonalization scale and lower score on the professional accomplishment scale indicate higher burnout level.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University hospital; 🇫🇷 Montpellier, France