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Impact of COVID-19 on Mental Health of Health Care Workers

NCT ID: NCT04382196

Last Updated: 2022-12-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

524 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-17

Study Completion Date

2022-06-06

Brief Summary

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The impact of the current Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare workers is enormous. This longitudinal study investigates the prevalence of mental health problems and the quality of life of healthcare workers during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Underlying risk factors are also examined. Health care workers of the different Covid-19 cohort and transit wards, as well as the intensive care unit and (psychiatric) emergency services of the Ghent university hospital will be included, as well as the health care workers of 6 non-Covid-19 wards.

Detailed Description

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The impact of the current Covid-19 pandemic on healthcare workers is enormous. Previous studies during the SARS outbreak demonstrated a significant burden and increase of mental health problems in health care workers.This longitudinal study aims to investigate the prevalence of mental health problems and the quality of life of health care workers during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Health care workers of the different Covid-19 cohort and transit wards, as well as the intensive care unit and (psychiatric) emergency services of the Ghent university hospital will be included, as well as the health care workers of 6 non-Covid-19 wards. Participants will receive a monthly online survey during the government issued restrictions. After cessation of the restrictions participants will receive three-monthly surveys for a one-year-period.

Sociodemographic data, data regarding employment and previous mental health problems will be collected at the first survey. The Covid-19 status of the health care workers will be inquired at every survey. The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), the Dutch translation of the Covid-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI), the WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF), and the Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) and three items measuring social support will be administered at every survey.

Conditions

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Mental Health Quality of Life

Keywords

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Health care workers Covid-19 Mental health

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Health care workers

Health care workers at university hospital

Online survey

Intervention Type OTHER

An online survey will be administered

Interventions

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Online survey

An online survey will be administered

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* health care worker
* employed at inclusion at Covid cohort/transit or (psychiatric) emergency services or intensive care unit or 6 specified wards of the Ghent University Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

* none
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gilbert Lemmens

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University Hospital, Ghent

Locations

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Ghent University Hospital

Ghent, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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BC-07564

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id