Emotional Burden of Healthcare Professionals and Covid Infection 19

NCT04350099 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 87RI20_0015/Emocovid
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 78
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

COVID-19 ( known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)) has a highly polymorphic clinical presentation, ranging from pauci-symptomatic infection to severe, potentially complicated forms with acute respiratory distress syndrome or multisystemic organs failure. The picture may be initially severe, or it may progress in two stages, with worsening 7 to 10 days after the first symptoms with an overall case-fatality rate of 3 to 4%. Its management is essentially symptomatic, as no antiviral treatment has so far demonstrated a clinical benefit in this condition. In such a context, healthcare professionals assigned to COVID units will be faced with a heavy workload and emotional burden that could lead to psychological suffering or even burnout and its consequences. We would therefore like to describe, using validated tools, the emotional evolution of the care workers at the Limoges University Hospital and the Esquirol University Hospital faced with this new pandemic infection. An initial and end-of-study evaluation of the caregivers will be carried out concerning their anxiety and depressive state, their personal capacity for resilience and their degree of empathy

Conditions

Emotionnal Distress; COVID-19

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• anxiety

  Assessing the anxiety of health professionals using Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) scale. Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively.

  7 days,

• anxiety

  Assessing the anxiety of health professionals using Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) scale. Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively.

  15 days,

• anxiety

  Assessing the anxiety of health professionals using Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) scale. Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively.

  1 month

• anxiety

  Assessing the anxiety of health professionals using Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) scale. Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively.

  3 month

Interventions

quetionnary OTHER

Participants will complete self-questionnaires at different times during the epidemic

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Health professional working

You may qualify if:

• Health professional working in a COVID unit
• For the qualitative study: 24 participant selected at random to be interviewed

You may not qualify if:

• Refusal to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Limoges: lead

Study Sites (3)

CH Esquirol

Limoges, France

Location

CHU de Limoges

Limoges, France

Location

HCL LYON

Lyon, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 11, 2020
• First Posted: April 16, 2020
• Study Start: April 15, 2020
• Primary Completion: July 20, 2020
• Study Completion: October 16, 2023
• Last Updated: June 26, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Locations

FR (3)