Psychological Distress, Quality of Life
Conditions
Keywords
quality of life, psychological distress
Brief summary
Hospital staff and emergency personnel are expected to suffer impaired psychological outcomes during a pandemic in terms of Quality of Life, anxiety, depression or other outcomes. The Covid-19 pandemic is a threat for both somatic and psychological health, therefore the impact of the impairment of this event on psychological parameters has to be assessed.
Detailed description
Hospital staff and emergency personell are confronted with severe and life-threatening situations, therefore this group is considered to be at risk for impaired psychological health. A pandemic such as the Covid-19 endemic is suggested to severely impair the psychological state of this profession, amongst others Quality of life, anxiety, depression and other parameters. Therefore, it is crucial to assess the impact of impairment due to this global threat on the psychological health of health care providers. We therefore designed this study to evaluate baseline psychological characteristics and to re-assess those values in an interval of 60 days.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
No intervention, just of questionnaire including validated tests
Sponsors
University Hospital, Essen
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Hospital staff (doctors and nurses)
Exclusion criteria
None
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PCL5 Questionnaire | 14 days | Validated 20-items questionnaire for PTSD |
| BSI - Brief symptom inventory | 14 days | The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) is a 53-item screener for mental health problems with 9 subscales. |
| PHQD | 14 days | Instrument for psychological diagnostics, able to test the severity of mental disorders and the success of their treatment |
| WHO - QoL BREF | 14 days | Qol Questionnaire, assessed QoL with respect to the individual's perceptions in the context of culture and value systems. |
| STAXI | 14 days | The State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory is used to measure the expressions & control of anger |
| AUDIT questionnaire | 14 days | The AUDIT questionnaire is designed to help in the self assessment of alcohol consumption |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed