Level and Predictors of Trauma-symptoms Among Health Workers and Public Service Providers During the COVID-19 Outbreak

NCT04374097 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: REK125510(2)
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,778
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the levels of trauma and mental symptoms (i.e., depression and anxiety) among health workers and public service providers during the strict social distancing government-initiated non-pharmacological interventions (NPI's) related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study also aims to investigate predictors of trauma-symptoms.

Conditions

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; Anxiety; Depression

Keywords

COVID-19; Health personnel; Predictor; PTSD; Anxiety; Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)

  PCL-5 is 20-item self-administered questionnaire which assesses the full domain of the DSM-5 PTSD diagnosis. The self-report rating scale is 0-4 for each symptom. Rating scale descriptors are: "Not at all," "A little bit," Moderately," "Quite a bit," and "Extremely."The PCL-5 has four subscales, corresponding to each of the symptom clusters in the DSM-5.

  All data was collected between March 31st 2020 and April 7th 2020, a period where the NPIs (nonpharmacological interventions) against the COVID-19 pandemic were identical and constant in Norway

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9)

  All data was collected between March 31st 2020 and April 7th 2020, a period where the NPIs (nonpharmacological interventions) against the COVID-19 pandemic were identical and constant in Norway

• The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)

  All data was collected between March 31st 2020 and April 7th 2020, a period where the NPIs (nonpharmacological interventions) against the COVID-19 pandemic were identical and constant in Norway]

• Health anxiety

  All data was collected between March 31st 2020 and April 7th 2020, a period where the NPIs (nonpharmacological interventions) against the COVID-19 pandemic were identical and constant in Norway

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Both Biological Sex and self-representation of gender are measured. All participants are welcome to partake in the study.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Eligible participants are health-care or public service provides above 18 in Norway. To hold the NPI variable constant, the stopping rule of data collection was at once if the NPIs were modified; new NPI were added; NPIs were removed; or novel information about modification of NPIs were given.

You may qualify if:

• Given the time-sensitivity of the project and the strict and time-consuming process of getting approval to access registry data, the investigators did not apply for access to registry data (e.g., address, phone or e-mails of the general population), as such data access is highly strict and regulated in Norway and the time-frame of such an application could have encompassed variation in an important variable the investigators wished to hold constant (namely identifical NPIs (non-pharmacological interventions) employed over the time-frame of data collection). Thus, the investigators did not apply for registry data, but still attempted to obtain a probability sample through the means elaborated below.
• Health personnel and public service providers where systematically targeted through various channels: e.g., primarily through systematically reaching out to all hospitals in Norway and inviting health personell to participants, through contacting the Associations of all major health-worker groups (i.e., Norwegian Medical Doctors Association; Norwegian Nurses Association, Norwegian Psychologists Association; and other associations related to health-workers) through national TV, national, regional and local radio stations, and national, regional and local newspapers in the different regions of the country, as well as Facebook groups in the different regions of the country. Additionally, a random selection of those qualifying as health-care workers were randomly targeted on Facebook by a Facebook Business algorithm. Public service providers were recruited trough Facebook. Politicians where also systematically contacted, with all political parties being contacted and subsequently sending an e-mail with the survey to their members.

You may not qualify if:

• \- None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Oslo: lead
• Modum Bad: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Oslo

Oslo, Norway

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Anxiety Disorders; Depression; COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Sverre Urnes Johnson, PhD

  University of Oslo & Modum Bad

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Omid Ebrahimi

  University of Oslo & Modum Bad

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Asle Hoffart, PhD

  Modum Bad & University of Oslo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professer Sverre Urnes Johnson

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 2, 2020
• First Posted: May 5, 2020
• Study Start: March 31, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 7, 2020
• Study Completion: April 7, 2020
• Last Updated: May 6, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NO (1)