Psychosocial Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Acute Hospitals

NCT04753242 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Req-2020-00861; th21Schaefert
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 230
• Locations: 16 countries
• Sites: 22

Brief Summary

Heads of all psychosomatic, psychiatric and psychological consultation and liaison (C\&L) services in acute care hospitals across all participating countries will be contacted and asked to participate in this international cross-sectional online survey. The survey consists of questions about care structures and their utilisation that psychosomatic, psychiatric and psychological C\&L services have established in acute hospitals in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic.

Conditions

Covid-19; COVID-19 Related Psychosocial Burden

Keywords

COVID-19 related psychosocial burden in patients, relatives and staff

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Structural and process quality of COVID-19 related psychosocial C&L services

  Data basis for improving quality of COVID-19 related psychosocial C\&L services: 1. characterization of participating C\&L services 2. involvement of respective hospitals in the physical care of COVID-19 patients 3. structures/ organization of psychosocial care for COVID-19 patients in participating hospitals 4. specific psychosocial support established in participating hospitals in context of COVID-19 for 1. patients 2. relatives 3. staff 5. communication strategies - How the different target groups were informed about COVID-19 related psychosocial support services and offers 6. burden of COVID-19 pandemic on psychosocial C\&L teams 7. needs and wishes of the participating psychosocial C\&L services 1. for support or exchange of experience regarding psychosocial care in the COVID 19 context 2. for changes / improvements considered essential for the future with regard to psychosocial care services in the participating hospitals in the COVID-19 context

  6 months

Interventions

Online survey questionnaire OTHER

Self-developed questionnaire based on relevant literature, own experience and consultation with participating professional societies. The survey contains 25 questions on structural and process variables regarding psychosocial care structures that psychosocial C\&L services have established in acute hospitals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation and use of COVID-19-related services for patients, relatives and staff, special challenges, as well as needs and wishes for the future. Thereby the survey is aiming at the creation of a data basis for improving the structural and process quality of psychosocial care services through psychosocial C\&L services in the context of pandemics, especially the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

The heads of all psychosomatic, psychiatric and psychological C\&L services in acute care hospitals across all participating countries will be contacted and asked to participate. Contact will be made via the respective national professional societies and relevant working and interest groups

You may qualify if:

• heads of all psychosomatic, psychiatric and psychological C\&L services in acute care hospitals across all participating countries

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland: lead

Study Sites (22)

Medical University of Graz, University Hospital Graz

Graz, Styria, 8036, Austria

Location

Ghent University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry

Ghent, Belgium

Location

University of Montreal, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine

Montreal, Canada

Location

TorontoSinai Health, University of Toronto, Department of Psychiatry

Toronto, Canada

Location

Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu

Oulu, 90220, Finland

Location

Université de Paris, Service de Psychiatrie de l'adulte

Paris, France

Location

Nuremberg Hospital, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy

Nuremberg, Bavaria, 90419, Germany

Location

University Hospital Cologne, Department of Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany

Location

Aristotle University Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece

Location

University of Medical Sciences, Department of Psychiatry

Tehran, Iran

Location

University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

Location

Bologna University

Bologna, 40123, Italy

Location

University of Modena & Reggio Emilia

Modena, 411274, Italy

Location

Oslo University Hospital

Oslo, Norway

Location

Wroclaw Medical University

Wroclaw, Poland

Location

Hospital de Santa Maria

Lisbon, Portugal

Location

Universidade Católica Portuguesa Lisboa

Lisbon, Portugal

Location

Barcelona University

Barcelona, Spain

Location

University Hospital Basel, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4031, Switzerland

Location

University of Basel, Department of Psychiatry (UPK)

Basel, 4002, Switzerland

Location

University of Exeter

Exeter, United Kingdom

Location

University of York

York, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (2)

• van der Feltz-Cornelis CM, Sweetman J, Lee W, Doherty AM, Dineen P, Meinlschmidt G, Vitinius F, Fazekas C, Huber CG, Schaefert R, Stein B. Determinants of workload-related clinician stress levels in general hospital consultation liaison psychiatry services during the COVID-19 pandemic in England and Ireland. Short report. J Psychosom Res. 2024 Feb;177:111584. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2023.111584. Epub 2023 Dec 30.

  PMID: 38181547 DERIVED

• Schaefert R, Stein B, Meinlschmidt G, Roemmel N, Huber CG, Hepp U, Saillant S, Fazekas C, Vitinius F. COVID-19-Related Psychosocial Care in General Hospitals: Results of an Online Survey of Psychosomatic, Psychiatric, and Psychological Consultation and Liaison Services in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Front Psychiatry. 2022 Jun 24;13:870984. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.870984. eCollection 2022.

  PMID: 35815043 DERIVED

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 Officials

• Rainer Schaefert, Prof. Dr. med.

  University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 11, 2021
• First Posted: February 15, 2021
• Study Start: December 8, 2020
• Primary Completion: October 3, 2021
• Study Completion: October 3, 2021
• Last Updated: October 28, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Locations

IR (1); PL (1); GB (2); BE (1); PT (2); AU (1); FR (1); ES (1); IT (2); CA (2); IE (1); FI (1); GR (1); DE (2); CH (2); NO (1)