Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Residents Training and Mental Health in Poland

NCT04753463 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1775
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 126
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The aim of study is to investigate the impact of SARS-CoV-2 on ophthalmology training programs among residents. To the best of our knowledge this study is the first of its kind in Poland. The impact of COVID-19 on ophthalmology training programs is largely unknown as there are only few studies assessing the above issue from the resident's point of view.

Conditions

SARS-CoV-2

Keywords

Residents training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• questionnaire assessing the incidence of disturbance of COVID-19 pandemic on ophthalmology training programs among residents

  the opinion of ophthalmology training programs among residents assessed with the questionnaire collecting demographics (age, gender), domicile (state, union territory), current professional status (in training or practising), type of practice (solo, group, institutional, governmental, non-governmental), marital status (married, single), impact of COVID-19 on their training or ophthalmology practice, and impact on income and ability to meet living expense

  1 month

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• questionnaire assessing the negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among ophthalmology residents

  1 month

• questionnaire assessing the attitude on COVID-19 vaccination of ophthalmology residents

  1 month

Study Arms (2)

Residents of Ophthalmology working on COVID-19 departments

Residents of ophthalmology working on COVID-19 departments and dealing with SARS-CoV-2 positive patients

Other: Survey

Residents of Ophthalmology working on general ophthalmic departments

Residents of Ophthalmology working on general ophthalmic departments and not dealing with SARS-CoV-2 positive patients

Other: Survey

Interventions

Survey OTHER

The on-line questionnaire which assess the subjective feelings of residents of pandemic impact on ophthalmology training programs

Residents of Ophthalmology working on COVID-19 departments; Residents of Ophthalmology working on general ophthalmic departments

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Residents of ophthalmology (male and female), in the age of 25-35 working on ophthalmology departments

You may qualify if:

• male and female in the age of 25-35 during residence training

You may not qualify if:

• lack of consent for participating in survey

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Bialystok: lead

Study Sites (2)

Medical University

Bialystok, 15-089, Poland

Location

Ophthalmology Clinic Medical University of Bialystok

Bialystok, 15-089, Poland

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Silva N, Laiginhas R, Meireles A, Barbosa Breda J. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ophthalmology Residency Training in Portugal. Acta Med Port. 2020 Oct 1;33(10):640-648. doi: 10.20344/amp.14341. Epub 2020 Sep 10.

  PMID: 32914750 RESULT

• Mishra D, Nair AG, Gandhi RA, Gogate PJ, Mathur S, Bhushan P, Srivastav T, Singh H, Sinha BP, Singh MK. The impact of COVID-19 related lockdown on ophthalmology training programs in India - Outcomes of a survey. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2020 Jun;68(6):999-1004. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1067_20.

  PMID: 32461413 RESULT

• El-Saied HMA, Salah Eddin Abdelhakim MA. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Young Ophthalmologists in Cairo University Hospitals. Semin Ophthalmol. 2020 Aug 17;35(5-6):296-306. doi: 10.1080/08820538.2020.1826046. Epub 2020 Oct 5.

  PMID: 33017198 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Marek MD Rękas, Prof

  Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2021
• First Posted: February 15, 2021
• Study Start: March 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 28, 2021
• Study Completion: April 15, 2021
• Last Updated: September 28, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
• Time Frame: Since the time of publication up to 5 years
• Access Criteria: As above

Locations

PL (2)