Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Psychological State of Health Care Workers

• Sponsor: Assiut University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT04779944
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 300
• Location: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 4.3
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 70.2

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

In COVID-19 pandemic, many health-care workers (HCWs) have worked in high-pressure environments. They have been exposed to and faced moral dilemmas in addition to infection exposure risk are increasing the risk of mental health disorders.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
SARS-CoV-2	Other: other

Detailed Description

Throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many HCWs have worked in high-pressure environments. Moreover, they may have been exposed to trauma and/or faced moral dilemmas relating to challenges in the delivery of high-quality care, possibly due to a lack of experience or equipment, or as a result of low staffing levels. These unfavorable circumstances and exposure risk to infection are likely to increase the risk of mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, other anxiety disorders, substance misuse and suicide In the present study, This study aimed to assess the psychological state of HCWs who were facing challenges of SARS-CoV-2pandemic comparing them to non medical staff group based on use of the Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Rating Scale.

Study Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 300 participants
• Observational Model: Cohort
• Time Perspective: Prospective
• Official Title: Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Psychological State of Health Care Workers
• Actual Study Start Date: Apr 7, 2020
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Jul 30, 2020
• Actual Study Completion Date: Aug 15, 2020

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Questionnaire to assess the psychological impacts of SARS-CoV-2 on health care workers [4 month]

   Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on the Psychology of health care workers

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 25 Years to 70 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• All health workers team

Exclusion Criteria:

• no exclusion criteria

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	heba Yassa	Assiut		Egypt	71515

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Assiut University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Aliae Mohamed Hussein, Assiut university- professor
• Study Chair: Noha Abo Elfetoh, Assiut university- professor
• Study Chair: Hoda Makhlouf, Assiut university- professor
• Study Chair: Nahed Makhlouf, Assiut university- professor
• Study Chair: Ahmed AbdelBaqy, Assiut university- Assistant professor
• Study Director: Heba Yassa, Assiut university- professor

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

• Williamson V, Stevelink SAM, Greenberg N. Occupational moral injury and mental health: systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Psychiatry. 2018 Jun;212(6):339-346. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.55.

• Responsible Party: Heba A Yassa, Professor of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Assiut University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04779944
• Other Study ID Numbers: AssiutU1235
• First Posted: Mar 3, 2021
• Last Update Posted: Mar 3, 2021
• Last Verified: Mar 1, 2021

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Heba A Yassa, Professor of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Assiut University: SARS-CoV-2; Anxiety; Depression

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 3, 2021