Influence of the COvid-19 Epidemic on STRESS and Heart-Rate Variability in Health-care Workers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The COVID-19 pandemic is an exceptional and particularly anxiety-provoking health situation. In particular, for healthcare professionals who come into contact with patients who are contaminated or suspected of contamination, such as emergency rooms. The management of these patients requires reinforced protective equipment. However, in the context of this pandemic, data is currently non-existent on the objective measurement of the stress of these professionals. Sinus variability of heart rate is a biomarker of stress measured with a simple heart rate monitor or a watch, completely painless, non-intrusive, and used by the general public routinely in many areas (monitoring sports sessions, etc.).

Detailed Description
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This is an observational study. In the emergency room, each participant will wear a heart rate monitor and a consumer watch throughout the working day (there will be no measurement on duty at night, nor measurement at home). The days will be notified as being in the COVID sector, non-COVID sector or Trauma Room. Each participant will complete a questionnaire comprising visual analog scales on the feeling (health concern, stress, fatigue, quality of sleep, anxiety, morale, burnout, decisional latitude, psychological demand, support, self-esteem), time of start and end of work, and socio-demographic data (sex, age, weight, height, smoking)

Official Title
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Influence of the COvid-19 Epidemic on STRESS and Heart-Rate Variability in Health-care Workers

Conditions
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Stress, Heart Rate Variability, Biomarker of Stress, Burnout

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Emergency health care worker Exclusion Criteria: refusal to participate

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 70 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Heart-Rate Variability (HRV) | HRV is a measure of the variation in time between each heartbeat. This variation is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. It works regardless of our desire and regulates, among other things, our heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and digestion. It will be assess by heart rate monitor | up to day 1 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stress | Stress level will be assessed by questionnaire | hours 0 at day 1 | 
| Stress | Stress level will be assessed by questionnaire | hours 24 at day 1 | 
| Perception of the epidemic | Perception of the epidemic will be assessed by questionnaire | day 1 | 
| Sociodemographic factors and lifestyle habits | Sociodemographic factors and lifestyle habits will be assessed by questionnaire | day 1 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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HAZMAT, Stress, Coronavirus, Epidemics