Egyptian Doctors Stresses, Knowledge and Attitude During COVID-19 Pandemic

May 23, 2020 updated by: Riham H Raafat, Ain Shams University

Cross-sectional Descriptive Study: Egyptian Doctors Stresses, Knowledge and Attitude During COVID-19 Pandemic

Doctors are at high risk of corona virus infection (COVID-19) during pandemic. The investigators are aiming to explore the emotions, perceived stressors, knowledge and coping strategies of doctors who are working during COVID-19 pandemic in different specialties and in different hospitals by a self assessment questionnaire that was designed and modified from two previously published articles (mentioned in the references), including 7 sections with 88 questions.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Background

Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), an infectious respiratory disease caused by a newly discovered corona virus in December 2019, has been recognized as a serious threat to global health. Since the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic in early March 2020, the WHO and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been considered the most reliable sources of information for the COVID-19 global pandemic. The CDC listed moderate to severe asthma, especially if not well controlled, as high-risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

A large number of cases occurred among health care workers (HCW), which were contracted within the health care facilities. Some of the HCWs even died from the COVID-19 disease. Moreover, it was reported that unrecognized, asymptomatic patients transferred to their family or close contacts. All these factors were alarming and potentially distressing for the hospital staff who worked during the pandemic.

The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in 2003 also involved disease transmission to HCWs. Even though the fatality rates for SARS were lower than for COVID-19 infection, nonetheless, they were a cause of significant stress, emotional turmoil, and concern for all the SARS healthcare providers.

The emotions, perceived stressors, complete knowledge assessment and coping strategies of HCWs especially doctors during COVID-19 have not been explored. These issues were the intended focus of the study.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

384

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

23 years to 55 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Working doctors in different specialties

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • doctors from different specialties

Exclusion Criteria:

  • doctors who stopped working in the pandemic

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Cross-sectional descriptive study: Egyptian Doctors Stresses, Knowledge and Attitude during COVID-19 Pandemic
Time Frame: 2 months

Highlighting the emotional aspects, perceived stressors, level of knowledge and coping strategies of doctors who are working during COVID-19 pandemic in different hospitals by using questionnaires that the investigators gave the name "COVID-19 Doctor Stress Questionnaire" that included 7 sections with 88 questions:

  1. Demographic data related questions
  2. Doctors feelings related questions
  3. Factors that help in stressing doctors
  4. Factors help in reducing stresses
  5. Questions detecting knowledge
  6. Attitude towards stresses
  7. Motives to complete work Each is answered by the participant and assessed
2 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Ain Shams University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Riham H Raafat, MD, Ainshams University

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

May 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 19, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

May 27, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 27, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 23, 2020

Last Verified

May 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Egyptian doctors in COVID-19

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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