Psychological Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Student Nurses

NCT04402229 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P17/04_StudentCov
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 2,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared in early 2020 the emergence of a new highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus responsible for a global public health emergency. In France, the first cases of contamination have been reported since the end of January 2020, and the first death in mid-February 2020. Then, data published by Public Healh France reported an increasing and rapidly exponential number of contaminations. First cases have been identified on a cluster mode, then rapidly spreading in some French departments and regions, indicating rapid kinetics of virus spread. Given the magnitude of the situation both French territory and neighboring European territories (mainly Italy), the government mobilized the entire health system to critically manage this epidemic. This exceptional and unprecedented pandemic deeply impacted the health structures, disrupting healthcare organizations. All caregivers, including all student nurses, actively participated in the mobilization and strengthening of care teams. The health crisis exposed the population of caregivers to potentially traumatic events which can have major repercussions on their health state. The description and identification of the risk factors of the occurrence of post traumatic stress disorders in student nurses during the health crisis would allow to provide avenues for improving training devices and to facilitate health workers access to specific psychological care particularly dedicated to the student nurses population needs.

Conditions

Nurse; Student; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; COVID-19

Keywords

student nurses; covid-19; post tramatic stress disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Prevalence of PTSD-related symptoms assessed by the IES-R

  Proportion of students with IES-R\> 22 PTSD-related symptoms. Impact of Event Scale - Revised (IES-R) is a 22-item self-report measure that assesses subjective distress caused by traumatic events. ... The IES-R yields a total score (ranging from 0 to 88) and subscale scores can also be calculated for the Intrusion, Avoidance, and Hyperarousal subscales.

  1 month after the end of the French epidemic Covid-19 peak

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• PTSD-related symptoms assessed by the IES-R in the total population of students nurses

  1 month after the end of the French epidemic Covid-19 peak

• PTSD-related symptoms assessed by the IES-R according to student's years of school

  1 month after the end of the French epidemic Covid-19 peak

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All French Student Nurses

You may qualify if:

• Age\>18 years old

You may not qualify if:

• Opposition to participate to the questionnaire

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Versailles Hospital: lead

Study Sites (2)

Versailles hospital

Le Chesnay, France

Location

Toulouse University Hospital

Toulouse, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; 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

• Gwenaelle Jacq, RN

  CH Versailles

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Investigator Coodinator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 21, 2020
• First Posted: May 26, 2020
• Study Start: May 12, 2020
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2020
• Study Completion: July 31, 2020
• Last Updated: November 19, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (2)