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
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Dijon, France
- Chu Dijon Bourogne
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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 |
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hospital professionals
all professionals working in hospitals in France
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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.
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
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Score assessed by Global Health Questionnaire GHQ-12
Time Frame: at baseline
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at baseline
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Collaborators and Investigators
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Publications and helpful links
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General Publications
- Fournier A, Laurent A, Lheureux F, Ribeiro-Marthoud MA, Ecarnot F, Binquet C, Quenot JP. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of professionals in 77 hospitals in France. PLoS One. 2022 Feb 16;17(2):e0263666. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263666. eCollection 2022.
- Fournier A, Deltour V, Lheureux F, Poujol AL, Ecarnot F, Binquet C, Quenot JP, Laurent A. Association between burnout and PTSD, and perceived stress in the workplace among healthcare workers in the intensive care unit: a PsyCOVID-ICU substudy. Psychol Health Med. 2025 Apr;30(4):752-769. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2025.2454038. Epub 2025 Feb 10.
Study record dates
These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.
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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