Post-traumatic Stress, Signs of Depression and Burnout Syndrome Among Nursing Home Staff in Occitanie During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Substance Use Disorders; Covid19; Depressive Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Cognitive tests

• Registration Number: NCT04916275
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes

Brief Summary

Nursing home staff face multiple stresses during the Covid-19 pandemic including personal risk of infection, risk of transmission of the virus to residents and relatives, and risk of witnessing end-of-life scenarios under difficult contexts (absence of families). The hypothesis of this study is that the Covid-19 period is associated with an incidence of more than 30% of post-traumatic stress in nursing home staff.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-27
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-04
• Study First Posted: 2021-06-07
• Primary Completion: 2021-08-31
• Study Completion: 2021-08-31
• Status Verified: 2021-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 501

Inclusion Criteria

• Professional working in a nursing home in Occitanie
• Professional agreeing to participate
• Professional in a nursing home for at least 3 months
• Professional able to read French
• Profession with an internet connection

Exclusion Criteria

• The subject is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study
• The subject refuses to participate
• The subject has already been included into the study
• It is impossible to give the subject informed information
• The subject is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship
• The subject is unable to express consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Staff working in a nursing home in Occitanie	Cognitive tests	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis	Day 0	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Scale (PCL-5) scale, where the recommended cut-off threshold for screening is 44

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of burn out in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis	Day 0	Masslach Burn out Inventory (MBI) questionnaire where high scores for the professional burnout and depersonalization sections and a low score for the personal accomplishments section will signal burn out
Prevalence of depression in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis	Day 0	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scale, using a cut-off above 7

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

CHU de Montpellier; 🇫🇷 Montpellier, France

CHU de Nîmes, Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau; 🇫🇷 Nimes, France

CHU de Toulouse; 🇫🇷 Toulouse, France