Post-Covid-19 Emotional Aspects of Hospital Staff

NCT04794920 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: EMOCOV
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 780
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The ongoing SARS-CoV2 or Covid-19 pandemic is causing a major global health crisis. In France, it prompted an urgent reorganization of the healthcare supply, mobilizing caregivers and hospital staff in a climate of uncertainty. Health services have been put to the test, some staff being on the front line, others having faced the reorganization of the health system necessitated by such a pandemic. Frontline caregivers have been compared to "fighters on the front lines." They encountered many difficulties, such as direct exposure to patients with a high viral load, exposure to the risk of contamination, physical exhaustion, reorganization of workspaces, adaptation to rigid work organizations, the management of the shortage of materials, the unusually high number of deaths among patients, colleagues or relatives, ethical questions relating to decision-making in a strained healthcare system. The psychological impact on these hospital staff is an indirect issue of such a pandemic in terms of mental health. The investigators have little data in the literature on the incidence of psychiatric episodes in the post-epidemic period. Work on the impact of two major pandemics of influenza A H1N1 (2009) and SARS-CoV-1 (2003) on the mental health of caregivers and other staff working in hospitals reports increased rates of mental disorders after discharge from anxiety-type crisis, depression and post-traumatic stress. This over-representation of mental disorders was still found several years after the epidemic. Similar results are emerging in recent studies involving hospital staff who were used in the Covid-19 crisis. These highlight a certain number of risk factors for the occurrence of these disorders (young age, nursing profession, underlying psychiatric pathology, exercise carried out in the first line of Covid).

Conditions

Covid19

Keywords

Emotional aspects; caregivers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Frequency of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress in all staff who worked at the GHPSJ during the crisis (from March 15 to May 15, 2020).

  Rate of staff with a score\> 44 on the PCL questionnaire

  Day 1

• Frequency of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress in all staff who worked at the GHPSJ during the crisis (from March 15 to May 15, 2020).

  Rate of staff with a score ≥11 on items A and D for the HAD score

  Day 1

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• Look for demographic and professional characteristics that may favor the onset of these symptoms

  Day 1

• Evaluate the impact of frequentation of the staff bubble on the occurrence of anxiety / depressive disorders

  Day 1

• Evaluate the impact of frequentation of the staff bubble on the occurrence of post-traumatic stress

  Day 1

• Evaluate the impact of the psychological support unit on the occurrence of anxiety / depressive disorders

  Day 1

• Evaluate the impact of the psychological support unit on the occurrence of post traumatic stress

  Day 1

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Any staff (caregivers and non-carers) who worked during the Covid 19 crisis (from March 15 to May 15) at the GHPSJ, on site or by teleworking, all or part of the period

You may qualify if:

• \- Any staff (caregivers and non-carers) who worked during the Covid 19 crisis (from March 15 to May 15) at the GHPSJ, on site or by teleworking, all or part of the period.

You may not qualify if:

• \- Opposition to participate in research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph: lead

Study Sites (1)

Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph

Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France

Location

Related Publications (1)

• d'Ussel M, Fels A, Durand X, Lemogne C, Chatellier G, Castreau N, Adam F. Factors associated with psychological symptoms in hospital workers of a French hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons from the first wave. PLoS One. 2022 Apr 28;17(4):e0267032. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267032. eCollection 2022.

  PMID: 35482772 RESULT

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

• Marguerite D'USSEL

  Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2021
• First Posted: March 12, 2021
• Study Start: July 10, 2020
• Primary Completion: October 3, 2020
• Study Completion: January 9, 2023
• Last Updated: April 28, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Locations

FR (1)