Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Psychological State of Health Care Workers

NCT ID: NCT04779944

Last Updated: 2021-03-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-07

Study Completion Date

2020-08-15

Brief Summary

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In COVID-19 pandemic, many health-care workers (HCWs) have worked in high-pressure environments. They have been exposed to and faced moral dilemmas in addition to infection exposure risk are increasing the risk of mental health disorders.

Detailed Description

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Throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many HCWs have worked in high-pressure environments. Moreover, they may have been exposed to trauma and/or faced moral dilemmas relating to challenges in the delivery of high-quality care, possibly due to a lack of experience or equipment, or as a result of low staffing levels. These unfavorable circumstances and exposure risk to infection are likely to increase the risk of mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, other anxiety disorders, substance misuse and suicide In the present study, This study aimed to assess the psychological state of HCWs who were facing challenges of SARS-CoV-2pandemic comparing them to non medical staff group based on use of the Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Rating Scale.

Conditions

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SARS-CoV-2

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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other

questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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questionnaire

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All health workers team
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Assiut University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Heba A Yassa

Professor of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Aliae Mohamed Hussein

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Assiut university- professor

Noha Abo Elfetoh

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Assiut university- professor

Hoda Makhlouf

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Assiut university- professor

Nahed Makhlouf

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Assiut university- professor

Ahmed AbdelBaqy

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Assiut university- Assistant professor

Heba Yassa

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Assiut university- professor

Locations

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heba Yassa

Asyut, , Egypt

Site Status

Countries

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Egypt

References

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Williamson V, Stevelink SAM, Greenberg N. Occupational moral injury and mental health: systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Psychiatry. 2018 Jun;212(6):339-346. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2018.55.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29786495 (View on PubMed)

Li R, Pei S, Chen B, Song Y, Zhang T, Yang W, Shaman J. Substantial undocumented infection facilitates the rapid dissemination of novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Science. 2020 May 1;368(6490):489-493. doi: 10.1126/science.abb3221. Epub 2020 Mar 16.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32179701 (View on PubMed)

Greenberg N, Docherty M, Gnanapragasam S, Wessely S. Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during covid-19 pandemic. BMJ. 2020 Mar 26;368:m1211. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m1211. No abstract available.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32217624 (View on PubMed)

Brooks S, Amlot R, Rubin GJ, Greenberg N. Psychological resilience and post-traumatic growth in disaster-exposed organisations: overview of the literature. BMJ Mil Health. 2020 Feb;166(1):52-56. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2017-000876. Epub 2018 Feb 2.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29420257 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AssiutU1235

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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