Anxiety, COVID-19 Pneumonia, Fear, Menstrual Irregularity, Stress Related Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
COVID-19, Work-related stress, Health care worker, Survey, Menstrual irregularity
Brief summary
The COVID-19 crisis has rapidly become the most significant public health crisis of our times. It has particularly impacted healthcare workers (HCW) due to the over-whelming of healthcare resources, as well as a critical absence of protective equipment and risk to their own health as well as the risk of exposure to their family. All these factors have likely resulted in significant levels of stress, anxiety, and affection of the general health
Detailed description
During the first wave of the pandemic, overstretched healthcare systems left health workers in hard-hit countries struggling with long working hours, fatigue, and extreme psychological stress. Rapidly vanishing supplies, national lockdown, and a feeding frenzy on the open market for personal protective equipment (PPE) led to shortages. Healthcare workers often had to care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection without proper training or adequate PPE. This contributed to an increased risk to healthcare workers during the initial phase of the pandemic. Study Methods: This is a retrospective cross-sectional study that will be conducted among healthcare professionals working in the obstetrics and gynecology department, Fayoum University Fayoum, Egypt. A survey-based study will be conducted between January 15 and March 1, 2022, using the database of Fayoum University. A self-administered online survey consisting of 80 questions was developed.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Fayoum University
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All obstetrics and gynecology department healthcare workers who were or had been resident, physicians or consultant physicians, nurses, and paramedical healthcare active during the COVID-19 pandemic period at a designated Fayoum university hospital, regardless of gender, age, experience, and duration of employment.
Exclusion criteria
*
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recognizing a change in sexual life | 6 month after working in the pandemic | The participants will answer the survey by yes or no. |
| Amount of flow | 6 month after working in the pandemic | Number of used tampons (pads) during bleeding |
| Rate of dysmenorrhea | 6 month after working in the pandemic | Dysmenorrhea status |
| Recognizing the stress related to work in the Covid-19 pandemic | 6 month after working in the pandemic | The person is asked to answer the questions on the scale over the symptoms she has experienced during the past year including today'. Each item scores between 0 and 3 as none, mild, moderate, and severe, respectively. |
| Rate of irregular menstrual cycle | 6 month after working in the pandemic | Irregular menstrual cycle |
| Length of cycle | 6 month after working in the pandemic | Length of cycle (days) |
| Rate of prolonged bleeding per cycle | 6 month after working in the pandemic | Duration of bleeding (day) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The number of differences in menstrual cycle length | 6 month after working in the pandemic | Menstrual cycle difference between Covid-19 positive and negative healthcare workers (days) |
| The number of differences in the amount of flow | 6 month after working in the pandemic | Amount of flow difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (tampons) |
| The number of differences in bleeding days | 6 month after working in the pandemic | Duration of bleeding difference between covid positive and negative healthcare workers (days) |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary Contactrehab A aboshama, Ass Professor
Outcome results
None listed