Post-traumatic Stress, Signs of Depression and Burnout Syndrome Among Nursing Home Staff in Occitanie During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NCT04916275 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: Local/2020/COVID/JYL IC-042020-A03541-38
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 501
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

Nursing home staff face multiple stresses during the Covid-19 pandemic including personal risk of infection, risk of transmission of the virus to residents and relatives, and risk of witnessing end-of-life scenarios under difficult contexts (absence of families). The hypothesis of this study is that the Covid-19 period is associated with an incidence of more than 30% of post-traumatic stress in nursing home staff.

Conditions

Anxiety; Depressive Disorder; Substance Use Disorders; Covid19; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis

  Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Scale (PCL-5) scale, where the recommended cut-off threshold for screening is 44

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Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Prevalence of depression in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis

  Day 0

• Prevalence of burn out in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis

  Day 0

Other Outcomes (3)

• Optional assessment of work memory abnormalities associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression

  Day 0

• Optional assessment of cognitive flexibility abnormalities associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression

  Day 0

• Optional assessment of decision-making abnormalities associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression

  Day 0

Study Arms (1)

Staff working in a nursing home in Occitanie

Other: Cognitive tests

Interventions

Cognitive tests OTHER

Optional tests: Corsi block-tapping task, Stroop test and Iowa gambling task

Staff working in a nursing home in Occitanie

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

Professionasl working in a nursing home in Occitanie

You may qualify if:

• Professional working in a nursing home in Occitanie
• Professional agreeing to participate
• Professional in a nursing home for at least 3 months
• Professional able to read French
• Profession with an internet connection

You may not qualify if:

• The subject refuses to participate
• The subject has already been included into the study
• It is impossible to give the subject informed information
• The subject is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship
• The subject is unable to express consent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes: lead

Study Sites (3)

CHU de Montpellier

Montpellier, France

Location

CHU de Nîmes, Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

Nîmes, 30029, France

Location

CHU de Toulouse

Toulouse, France

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Conejero I, Petrier M, Fabbro Peray P, Voisin C, Courtet P, Potier H, Elotmani L, Lafont B, Lefrant JY, Lopez Castroman J, Arbus C, Blain H. Post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and burnout in nursing home staff in South France during the COVID-19 pandemic. Transl Psychiatry. 2023 Jun 15;13(1):205. doi: 10.1038/s41398-023-02488-1.

  PMID: 37322006 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Anxiety Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Substance-Related Disorders

Interventions

Neuropsychological Tests

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; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Mental Disorders; Mood Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychological Tests; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Ismaël Conejero

  CHU de Nimes

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 4, 2021
• First Posted: June 7, 2021
• Study Start: May 27, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 11, 2021
• Study Completion: October 11, 2021
• Last Updated: December 4, 2025

Record last verified: 2021-10

Locations

FR (3)