COVID-19 : Stress Within Hospital Workers
Study Details
Study Description
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.
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Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Anxiety symptoms [day 1]
anxiety level assessed with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder questionnaire (GAD-7) : higher score indicates higher anxiety (min : 0; max : 21)
- Depression symptoms [day 1]
depression symptomatoloy assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) : higher score indicates higher depression level (min : 0; max : 27)
- Sleep [day 1]
sleep quality assessed with the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) : higher score indicates higher insomnia level (min : 0; max : 28)
Secondary Outcome Measures
- 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
- Physical pain [day 1]
physical pain assessed with a likert scale
- 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.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
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Healthcare staff working at Montpellier University Hospital during the first wave of COVID-19
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Having responded to the online survey sent to all healthcare staff
Exclusion criteria:
- Refusal to participate
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | University hospital | Montpellier | France | 34295 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Bénédicte NOBILE, PharmD, PhD, University Hospital, Montpellier
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- RECHMPL21_0548