Psychological and Ethical Support for Hospital Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Suitability and Post-crisis Implications for the Experience of All Professionals (PsyCOVID All P)

January 28, 2026 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
SARS-COV-2 has created an unprecedented health crisis, resulting in unprecedented mobilization of all hospital professionals. The massive influx of patients overwhelmed the human, therapeutic and material resources available, and teams were confronted with an unusually heavy workload in a highly stressful emergency context. These professionals were thus exposed to a risk of over-investment in a context of acute and repetitive stress over an indefinite period of time, combining a heavy workload, emotional challenges and specific ethical issues. These factors simultaneously affected the professional sphere but also the personal and family spheres (lockdown, risk of contamination). In this context, the mental health of hospital staff is considered to be more important than ever, as emphasized on numerous occasions by the Director General of Health and the French Minister for Health and Solidarity. Mental health involves the way in which individuals respond specifically to work-related suffering by developing individual and collective defensive strategies. Thus, the question of the mental health of hospital professionals cannot be considered without taking into account the strategies implmented to combat stress, and the factors that contribute or not to the construction and stabilization of the work environment (collaboration, support).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

4522

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Locations

  • France
      • Dijon, France
        • Chu Dijon Bourogne

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

all professionals working in hospitals

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All professionals working in hospitals Professionals involved in the organization of psychological and ethical support may also be interviewed to provide the information necessary to describe and evaluate the support provided and how it changed over time.

Exclusion Criteria:

None

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
hospital professionals
all professionals working in hospitals in France
Other: online questionnaire

Administration of an online questionnaire (Limesurvey platform) at M0

- This questionnaire includes a characterization of the professional (center, profession, usual department and department during the health crisis, family situation). Generic stress factors, the traumatic impact of the crisis and collective and individual coping strategies are also collected.

Other: questionnaire survey
A questionnaire survey of the chief physician of the intensive care unit of each hospital will make it possible to characterize the support provided by the institution and how it changed over time

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Score assessed by Global Health Questionnaire GHQ-12
Time Frame: at baseline
at baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 10, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 22, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

September 22, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 28, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 28, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

June 29, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 28, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • QUENOT 2020-3

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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