Post-traumatic Stress, Signs of Depression and Burnout Syndrome Among Nursing Home Staff in Occitanie During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Stress Post Traumatique, Signes de dépression et Syndrome d'épuisement Professionnel Chez le Personnel Des EHPAD en Occitanie Pendant la pandémie COVID-19 : étude Prospective

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04916275

Acronym

PSY-COEHPAD-OC

Enrollment

501

Registered

2021-06-07

Start date

2021-05-27

Completion date

2021-10-11

Last updated

2025-12-04

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

Conditions

Covid19, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depressive Disorder, Substance Use Disorders

Brief summary

Nursing home staff face multiple stresses during the Covid-19 pandemic including personal risk of infection, risk of transmission of the virus to residents and relatives, and risk of witnessing end-of-life scenarios under difficult contexts (absence of families). The hypothesis of this study is that the Covid-19 period is associated with an incidence of more than 30% of post-traumatic stress in nursing home staff.

Interventions

OTHERCognitive tests

Optional tests: Corsi block-tapping task, Stroop test and Iowa gambling task

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Professional working in a nursing home in Occitanie * Professional agreeing to participate * Professional in a nursing home for at least 3 months * Professional able to read French * Profession with an internet connection

Exclusion criteria

* The subject is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject refuses to participate * The subject has already been included into the study * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The subject is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * The subject is unable to express consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
To assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis	Day 0	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Scale (PCL-5) scale, where the recommended cut-off threshold for screening is 44

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Prevalence of depression in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis	Day 0	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scale, using a cut-off above 7
Prevalence of burn out in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis	Day 0	Masslach Burn out Inventory (MBI) questionnaire where high scores for the professional burnout and depersonalization sections and a low score for the personal accomplishments section will signal burn out

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Optional assessment of work memory abnormalities associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression	Day 0	Corsi block-tapping task - score ranging from 0(good memory) -18(bad memory)
Optional assessment of cognitive flexibility abnormalities associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression	Day 0	Corsi block-tapping task - score ranging from 0(good memory) -18(bad memory)
Optional assessment of decision-making abnormalities associated with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression	Day 0	Iowa Gambling Task - score ranes from -14 to +40

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026