Occupational Stress and Bipolar Disorder

NCT03162380 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: RECHMPL17_0138
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder characterized by alternance of depressive and manic phases, separated by intercritical phases (euthymia). The majority of patients report occupation and professional difficulties. Sixty percent of bipolar patients are inactive . Indeed, according to the World Health Organisation, bipolar disorder is the second cause of days not worked. Several factors are related to the lower professional functioning observed in bipolar patients: early age of onset, delay of diagnosis and treatment, recurrence of thymic episodes, residual symptoms and cognitive disorders during euthymia, side effects of mood stabilizers. To our knowledge, no study has ever focused on well-being at work in French patients. However, suffering from a psychiatric disorder and the lack of support from colleagues and the hierarchy are risk factors for burnout, a growing health issue. Patients with mental illness are often victims of stigmatization, which may involve the professional field. In addition, thymic recurrences may alter professional functioning of active patients: multiplication of work disruptions, conflicts with peers. Conversely work can be stressful, promoting thyic relapses. It is therefore essential to better understand the occupational stresses of active patients suffering from bipolar disorder in order to promote functional remission beyond clinical remission. The aim of this study is to assess the level of stress and well-being at work in active French bipolar patients.

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder

Keywords

Bipolar Disorder; occupational stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Level of occupational stress using a Likert scale

  level of occupational stress assessed at the patient visit will be collected, from 0 (none) to 10 (maximum possible occupational stress).

  1 day

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Presenteism during the last month using the Stanford Presenteeism Scale

  1 day

• Support of colleagues and superiors using the Karasek questionnaire.

  1 day

• Impact of work on the private sphere using the SWING scale (survey work-home interaction-Nijmegen)

  1 day

• Balance effort - reward in using the Siegrist questionaire

  1 day

Interventions

Date collection OTHER

Date collection

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with Bipolar disorder

You may qualify if:

• out patients and inpatients in the Department of Emergency Psychiatry and Post Acute Care, CHU Montpellier, France
• to have completed the self-administered questionnaire on professional activity.

You may not qualify if:

• Deprived of liberty subject (by judicial or administrative decision)
• Protected by law (guardianship)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Montpellier: lead

Study Sites (1)

Uhmontpellier

Montpellier, 34295, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Bipolar Disorder; Occupational Stress

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Bipolar and Related Disorders; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders; Occupational Diseases; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Emile OLIE, MD, PhD

  University Hospital, Montpellier

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2017
• First Posted: May 22, 2017
• Study Start: May 22, 2017
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2018
• Study Completion: June 30, 2018
• Last Updated: October 11, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-09

Locations

FR (1)