Effect of an Online Self-help Psychological Intervention on Non-ICU Specialty Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Timely interventions may reduce the occurrence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in ICU medical staff. Existing research suggests that either self-learning psychological relief methods or seeking online counseling or therapy from professional psychotherapists during the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron outbreak has the potential to alleviate the emotional distress and promote the physical and mental health of health care workers. Web-based online mental health interventions complemented by joint effective mental health advice can further reduce harmful negative effects.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention group
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Procedure: Online-based self-help psychological intervention
Daily members of the intervention group were thought to provide three different forms of daily sessions each day, averaging 10-20 minutes. These sessions included psycho-educational and cognitive-behavioral exercises, music therapy, sleep hygiene, stress relief methods. Weekly online lecture sessions presented by professional mental health therapists
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Placebo Comparator: Control group
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Procedure: Provide online mental health knowledge
They will receive official mental health recommendations on how to cope mentally with the pandemic. These recommendations inform about the importance of a daily structure, social contact, acceptance of negative emotions and strengthening of positive emotions, and stimulus control to assimilate SARS-CoV-2 Omicron-related news
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Changes in medical staff DASS-21( Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21) after 28 days of intervention [28 days after intervention]
DASS-21 changes( 0-63), The larger the score, the worse the result
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Proportion of depression and anxiety problems among different types of staff [28 days after intervention]
Proportion of depression and anxiety
- The degrees to which depression and anxiety problems occur in different types of staff [28 days after intervention]
The degrees to which depression and anxiety problems
- Incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder [28 days after intervention]
Incidence of posttraumatic stress disorder
- Well-being was measured with the WHO-5 well-being index [28 days after intervention]
Well-being was measured with the WHO-5 well-being index ( 0-25), The higher the score, the higher the happiness index
- Improvement in sleep quality [28 days after intervention]
Improvement in sleep quality( ISI), insomnia severity index ( 0-28) , The larger the score, the worse the result
- Results of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 scale after 3 months of intervention [Three months after intervention]
DASS-21 changes( 0-63), The larger the score, the worse the result ,after three months of intervention
- Results of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21 scale after 6 months of intervention [6 months after intervention]
DASS-21 changes( 0-63), The larger the score, the worse the result, after 6 months of intervention
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Age 18 years or older
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Non-ICU professional staff providing direct health care services to critically ill SARS-CoV-2 Omicron patients in the ICU
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Signing the informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria:
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No reported acute suicidal tendencies
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No history of psychotic or dissociative symptoms
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Pregnancy or lactation
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Major family changes within the last 12 weeks( For e.g. death of immediate family member)
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Participated in other clinical trials
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University anesthesiology department | Hangzhou | Zhejiang | China | 310000 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2023-0023