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Distress and resilience of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic

Distress And Resilience of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN13694948
Enrollment
400
Registered
2020-04-01
Start date
2020-04-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-08-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Individual resilience and work sense of coherence and the development of mental symptoms during a pandemic scenario Not Applicable

Interventions

Matched longitudinal internet-based survey with pre-existing, validated self-questionnaires (Work-SoC, PHQ-9, IES-6, PVD, SFI, CD-RISC 10), at 3 time periods of 2 weeks over 6 months, with the option

Sponsors

University Hospital of Bern
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthcare professionals 2. >18 years of age 3. Willing to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
COVID-19 Anxiety (adapted SARS-Anxiety-Scale) at 3 time periods of 2 weeks over 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
At 3 time periods of 2 weeks over 6 months: 1. Contamination anxiety (PVS) 2. Anxiety to get infected at work measured with a single generated Item («I am afraid I will become infected with COVID-19 while on the job») on a visual analog scale from «0 = Not at all» to «10 = Extremely» 3. Depression (PHQ-9) 4. Traumatic Stress (IES-6) 5. Work Coherence (Work-SoC) Qualitative measures: 6. Influence of resilience and work sense of coherence on the development of anxiety, depression and trauma stress disorder in frontliners during pandemic outbreak measured using structured interview.

Countries

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, French Southern Territories, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026