The Pandemic Stress Vaccine: A Resource to Enhance the Resilience of Healthcare Workers Facing an Infectious Outbreak

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of an interactive, computerized learning resource designed to increase resilience in hospital-based health care workers preparing for an influenza pandemic. The effects of the learning resource will be compared to a non-interactive learning resource condition and a control condition. It is hypothesized that (a) online pandemic-related education reduces absenteeism and interpersonal problems for healthcare workers (HCWs), and improves their pandemic self-efficacy in the short and long-term, and (b) an interactive format for online education is necessary for its benefits.

Official Title
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The Pandemic Stress Vaccine: Randomized Controlled Trial of an Educational Resource to Enhance the Resilience of Healthcare Workers Facing an Infectious Outbreak

Conditions
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Psychological Stress

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Interactive computerized learning resource
* Behavioral: Didactic computerized learning resource


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: employee or professional staff of a hospital Exclusion Criteria: unable to read and write English
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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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Pandemic Stress Vaccine - Interactive<br> | Behavioral: Interactive computerized learning resource<br>* In a series of interactive scenarios, participants can see themselves in stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic and reflect on effective ways to work out personal and interpersonal difficulties.<br>|
| Active Comparator: Pandemic Stress Vaccine - Didactic<br> | Behavioral: Didactic computerized learning resource<br>* In a non-interactive format (i.e., a series of audio presentations with accompanying PowerPoint-type slides) participants are given information on how to handle stressful work situations that could arise during an influenza pandemic.<br>|
| No Intervention: Wait list<br>Some participants are assigned to an eight week waiting condition prior to the course commencing. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Absenteeism |  | 32 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pandemic self-efficacy |  | 32 weeks | 
| Interpersonal problems |  | 32 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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health personnel, communicable diseases, stress, psychological, resilience, psychological, disaster planning, education, online