Construction and Validation of a Stress Scale Specific to ICUs: Perceived Stressors in Intensive Care Units (PS-ICU)

NCT ID: NCT02853851

Last Updated: 2024-12-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-01-01

Study Completion Date

2021-02-18

Brief Summary

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This study aims to construct and validate an international professional perceived stress scale specific to intensive care units: the PS-ICU Scale (Perceived Stressors in Intensive Care Units).

Detailed Description

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Intensive care units take charge of patients who present serious pathological states with an immediate vital risk in an emergency situation. Their treatment requires extensive coordination of human means and sometimes the use of complex procedures and technical means. Moreover, caregivers face the extreme situations of patients and their families coping with death, illness, pain and uncertainty (Weibel et al., 2003).

In this context, numerous stress factors that can have psychological consequences on the professionals and their effectiveness at work are inherent in intensive care (Donchin, 2002; Tummers et al., 2002).

In numerous studies, perceived stress proves to be more predictive of the subsequent health state of the individual than real stress (Consoli et al., 2001). More precisely, the authors have shown the influence of perceived stress on mental health (Ramirez et al., 1996b), psychical health (Chang et al., 2007), burnout (Bourbonnais et al., 1999), job dissatisfaction (Golbasi et al., 2008), absenteeism (Hackett \& Bycio, 1996), turnover (Hayes et al., 2006) and more recently on the security of care (Endacott, 2012).

Identifying the factors of perceived stress is important in terms of mental health at work and the security of care. Studies on perceived stress have made it possible to elaborate stress scales specific to each profession (Borteyrou et al., 2013), with the aim of being as close as possible to the professionals' experience. However, to our knowledge, no stress scale for intensive care units has been published.

This study aims to construct and validate an international professional perceived stress scale specific to intensive care units: the PS-ICU Scale (Perceived Stressors in Intensive Care Units). Secondary objectives: To identify the factors of perceived stress having an impact on mental health, job satisfaction and the quality of care. To measure the impact of cultural and organizational dimensions on perceived stress in intensive care specific to each country. To measure the impact of socio-demographic variables on perceived stress. To measure the impact of coping abilities on perceived stress.

Conditions

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Work Stress

Keywords

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Stress factors, intensive care units, scale, quality of care

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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France

10 senior physicians, 10 interns, 10 experienced nurses (with more than one year of experience in the service) and 10 inexperienced nurses (with less than one year of experience in the service)

interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Each subject will be asked to participate in an individual semidirective interview lasting about 40 minutes on the theme of the stress factors encountered in intensive care. All of the interviews will be audio-taped, transcribed and anonymized. The participants will also have to answer a socio-demographic questionnaire (sex, age, socio-professional category, speciality in intensive care, working hours, family situation, training, diplomas, length of time in the service).

Italy

10 senior physicians, 10 interns, 10 experienced nurses (with more than one year of experience in the service) and 10 inexperienced nurses (with less than one year of experience in the service)

interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Each subject will be asked to participate in an individual semidirective interview lasting about 40 minutes on the theme of the stress factors encountered in intensive care. All of the interviews will be audio-taped, transcribed and anonymized. The participants will also have to answer a socio-demographic questionnaire (sex, age, socio-professional category, speciality in intensive care, working hours, family situation, training, diplomas, length of time in the service).

spain

10 senior physicians, 10 interns, 10 experienced nurses (with more than one year of experience in the service) and 10 inexperienced nurses (with less than one year of experience in the service)

interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Each subject will be asked to participate in an individual semidirective interview lasting about 40 minutes on the theme of the stress factors encountered in intensive care. All of the interviews will be audio-taped, transcribed and anonymized. The participants will also have to answer a socio-demographic questionnaire (sex, age, socio-professional category, speciality in intensive care, working hours, family situation, training, diplomas, length of time in the service).

montreal

10 senior physicians, 10 interns, 10 experienced nurses (with more than one year of experience in the service) and 10 inexperienced nurses (with less than one year of experience in the service)

interviews

Intervention Type OTHER

Each subject will be asked to participate in an individual semidirective interview lasting about 40 minutes on the theme of the stress factors encountered in intensive care. All of the interviews will be audio-taped, transcribed and anonymized. The participants will also have to answer a socio-demographic questionnaire (sex, age, socio-professional category, speciality in intensive care, working hours, family situation, training, diplomas, length of time in the service).

Interventions

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interviews

Each subject will be asked to participate in an individual semidirective interview lasting about 40 minutes on the theme of the stress factors encountered in intensive care. All of the interviews will be audio-taped, transcribed and anonymized. The participants will also have to answer a socio-demographic questionnaire (sex, age, socio-professional category, speciality in intensive care, working hours, family situation, training, diplomas, length of time in the service).

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* In this step, we will include the services which:

* Practise an activity of intensive care (whether this practice is medical or surgical, adult or paediatric).

The professionals of ICU who:

* volunteer to participate in the study (and with the consent of the head of the unit),
* Senior physicians, interns, and nurses who have been working in the service for more than three months.

Exclusion Criteria

Administrative staff, nursing auxiliaries

* Senior physicians, interns, and nurses who have been working in the service for less than three months.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Laboratoire de psychologie université de franche Comté

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Unité de méthodologie et de qualité de vie en cancérologie CHU de besançon

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hospital de Sabadell Department of Critical Care Spain

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Policlinico A. Gemelli Department of Critical Care Italy

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alfred Hospital Intensive Care Unit Australia

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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CHU de Besançon

Besançon, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

Other Identifiers

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API/2014/56

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id