Stereotype Threat Effect On the Performance of the Non-Intensivist Physicians Assigned in Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit

Sponsor
Hacettepe University (Other)
Overall Status
Active, not recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05074446
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Stereotype threat (ST) is an important issue that has been studied repeatedly in the psychology literature. ST is the thought that a person will be negatively evaluated and judged regarding a negative stereotype that belongs to the group to which he/she belongs. Most people are members of a social group associated with at least one negative stereotype. Therefore, many people in society may be the target of stereotype threat. Previous research has shown that the individual performance of people in groups identified with negative stereotypes, who are exposed to stereotype threat, decreases. The ST may arise when there is an environment in which the skills of the person that may be affected by a stereotype associated with his/her group can be measured, or if this stereotype has become evident.

In Covid-19, there has been a rapid increase in the number of intensive care patients in our country and around the World. Due to this rapid increase, the number of intensivist physicians is insufficient, and non-intensivist physicians from various branches are assigned to intensive care units. In social media and newspaper reports, it was stated that non-intensivist physicians have insufficient knowledge and skills in intubation and in the treatment of lung infection, and the public was asked to take precautions. However, these physicians were expected to treat lung infections and intubate the patients in intensive care units during pandemics. It is unknown to what extent such negative stereotypes, established or already existing, affect the performance of non-intensivist physicians during their appointment to the intensive care units during the pandemic.

As in all other departments, the most basic task expected from doctors in intensive care units is effective basic life support applied for the treatment of cardiopulmonary arrest. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a basic life support model that is mandatory taught in medical schools. For this reason, it is expected that all doctors, regardless of their specialties, will be able to perform CPR effectively. The use of manikins is quite common in order to standardize CPR training and performance measurement. The aim of this study is to evaluate how non-intensivist physicians assigned to intensive care units during the pandemic are affected by stereotype threat and to investigate the necessary conditions to prevent a possible decrease in performance in these physicians.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: stereotype threat manipulation
N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
116 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
It will be a 2x2 between-subject factorial design. Simulation CPR scores will be the dependent variable. Being an intensivist or non-intensivist and stereotype threat will be the independent variables of the study. There will be four groups to be compared: intensivist in the experimental group (1), intensivist in the control group (2), non-intensivist in the experimental group (3), non-intensivist in the control group (4).It will be a 2x2 between-subject factorial design. Simulation CPR scores will be the dependent variable. Being an intensivist or non-intensivist and stereotype threat will be the independent variables of the study. There will be four groups to be compared: intensivist in the experimental group (1), intensivist in the control group (2), non-intensivist in the experimental group (3), non-intensivist in the control group (4).
Masking:
Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator)
Primary Purpose:
Diagnostic
Official Title:
Stereotype Threat Effect On the Performance of the Non-Intensivist Physicians Assigned in Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit
Actual Study Start Date :
Nov 15, 2021
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jun 15, 2022
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Jul 15, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: intensivist in the experimental group

Stereotype threat manipulation will be performed on the intensivist in the experimental group just before they are taken into the testing room.

Other: stereotype threat manipulation
Stereotype threat is the thought that a person will be negatively evaluated and judged regarding a negative stereotype that belongs to the group to which he/she belongs. Stereotype threat manipulation will be performed on the intensivist and non-intensivist participants in the experimental group just before they are taken into the testing room. For manipulation, the following sentences will be said to the participants in the experimental group: "We aim to compare the cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance between intensive care units and other branches." The other participants (Control Group) will not be given any prior information.

No Intervention: intensivist in the control group

The intensivist in the control group will not be given any prior information.

Experimental: non-intensivist in the experimental group

Stereotype threat manipulation will be performed on the non-intensivist in the experimental group just before they are taken into the testing room.

Other: stereotype threat manipulation
Stereotype threat is the thought that a person will be negatively evaluated and judged regarding a negative stereotype that belongs to the group to which he/she belongs. Stereotype threat manipulation will be performed on the intensivist and non-intensivist participants in the experimental group just before they are taken into the testing room. For manipulation, the following sentences will be said to the participants in the experimental group: "We aim to compare the cardiopulmonary resuscitation performance between intensive care units and other branches." The other participants (Control Group) will not be given any prior information.

No Intervention: non-intensivist in the control group

The non-intensivist in the control group will not be given any prior information.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Performance [During CPR simulation]

    Change in CPR scores in the experimental group compared to the control group. Scoring will be done with the "CPR Scoring Scale" we developed. Higher values will indicate more effective CPR.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:

1- To have worked in the Covid-19 intensive care unit during the pandemic

Exclusion Criteria:
  1. Not meeting the above criteria

  2. Not willing to participate in the study

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Hacettepe University Hospital Ankara Turkey

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

More Information

Publications

Responsible Party:
Murat Tümer, Principal Investigator, Hacettepe University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05074446
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • Stereotype Threat on Covid ICU
First Posted:
Oct 12, 2021
Last Update Posted:
Jun 24, 2022
Last Verified:
Jun 1, 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Yes
Plan to Share IPD:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Murat Tümer, Principal Investigator, Hacettepe University
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 24, 2022