Psychological Impact of COVID19 Among Doctors in Assiut University Hospitals

study aimed to investigate the psychological impact of corona virus among doctor in Assiut University Hospitals, mainly stress and burn out will be assessed

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Occupational Stress
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: maslach burnout inventory questionnair

Detailed Description

Prolonged exposure to stressful working environments resulting in a state of physical and emotional depletion and burnout. Nowadays, while facing corona virus, health care workers are on the front line and directly assist in diagnosis, caring and treatment of patients with COVID, thus keeping them at higher risk developing psychological distress and other mental health symptoms.

According to previous studies, during the outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), frontline medical staff had reported high levels of stress that resulted in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

A lot of factors contribute to increase mental effect among healthcare workers as increasing the suspected cases and workload , depletion of personal protective equipment's , drug shortage and feeling inadequately supported .

In Toronto study(2008), four major risk factors for stress among medical staff during the SARS outbreak were identified; including the perception of the medical of their risk of infection, the impact of SARS on their work, feelings of depression, and working in high-risk medical units. moreover, there are other factors as social stigmatization and contact with infected patients, also has previously been shown to be associated with increased levels of stress and anxiety in medical staff .

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 250

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: mariam elkhayat, MD; Phone Number: 00201003708261 00201003708261; Email: mariam.elkhayat@yahoo.com
• Study Contact Backup: Name: shimaa abdelsameaa, MD; Phone Number: 01000525137; Email: shima_dola@yahoo.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 22 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Doctors currently working in Assiut University Hospitals in all titles: resident doctors, assistant lecturer, lecturer, assistant professor and professor

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• all doctors currently working in assiut University hospitals

Exclusion Criteria:

• no exclusion critiria

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The MBI-HSS (MP) addresses three scales:Emotional Exhaustion ,Depersonalization and Personal Accomplishment	Emotional Exhaustion measures feelings of being emotionally overextended and exhausted by one's work. Depersonalization measures an unfeeling and impersonal response toward patients. Personal Accomplishment measures feelings of competence and successful achievement in one's work. All MBI items are scored using a 7 level frequency scale from "never" to "daily." Initial development had 3 components: emotional exhaustion (9 items), depersonalization (5 items) and personal achievement (8 items). Each scale measures its own unique dimension of burnout	baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
GHQ-12 questionnaire for measuring of current mental health	The scale asks whether the respondent has experienced a particular symptom or behavior recently. Each item is rated on a four-point scale (less than usual, no more than usual, rather more than usual, or much more than usual); and for example when using the GHQ-12 it gives a total score of 36 or 12 based on the selected scoring methods. it measure social dysfunction, anxiety and depression and loss of confidence	baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Assiut University

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Factors Associated With Mental Health Outcomes Among HealthCareWorkers Exposed to Coronavirus Disease2019
• Psychological Impact and Coping Strategies of Frontline Medical Staff in Hunan Between January and March 2020 During the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Hubei, China
• The emotional impact of Coronavirus 2019-nCoV (newCoronavirusdisease)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): July 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): May 1, 2021
• Study Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 23, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 23, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): April 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 8, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 6, 2020
• Last Verified: July 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Stress, Psychological; Occupational Diseases; Occupational Stress
• Other Study ID Numbers: pshycological impact COVID19

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No