Impact of Pandemic COVID-19 on Surgical Specialities Residents in Italy

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The Coronavirus Emergency has severely affected Italian Healthcare National System. This event made it necessary to adopt extraordinary containment measures and to allocate extraordinary resources in Italian hospitals. In many centers routinely elective surgical activity has been decreased or even completely abolished. We believe that this exceptional condition is being consequently having a significant impact on surgical training programs.

Detailed Description
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Purpose of this investigation, organized by the Italian Polispecialistic Society of Young Surgeons (S.P.I.G.C.), is to establish the impact of COVID-19 emergency in the work and training activities of Italian surgical residents. There will be collected the residents' impressions by completing a survey on this topic. A sub-analysis for each pandemic wave (first, second, third) will be done.

Official Title
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Impact of Pandemic COVID-19 on Surgical Specialities Residents in Italy: an Italian Polispecialistic Society of Young Surgeons (S.P.I.G.C.) Survey

Conditions
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COVID

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: COVID-surgRES questionaire


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: - Residents in the following surgical specialities: cardiothoracic surgery, colon and rectal surgery, general surgery, gynecology and obstetrics, gynecologic oncology, neurological surgery, ophthalmic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, orthopaedic surgery, otorhinolaryngology, pediatric surgery, plastic and maxillofacial surgery, urology, and vascular surgery Exclusion Criteria: Undergratuated and postgraduated students Consultants in surgical areas

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 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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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Residents in surgical areas<br> | Behavioral: COVID-surgRES questionaire<br>* The questionaire gives a multidimensional assessment of residents' impression with regard to impact of COVID emergency on Italian specialist training programs<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Measure of the impact of first wave of COVID Pandemic on surgical specialist training programs | Analysis of this outcome with regard to the different surgical subspecialities and different Italian medical centers | 1-3 months after the beginning of COVID emergency in Italy | 
| Measure of the impact of second wave of COVID Pandemic on surgical specialist training programs | Analysis of this outcome with regard to the different surgical subspecialities and different Italian medical centers | 1 year after the beginning of COVID emergency in Italy | 
| Measure of the impact of third wave of COVID Pandemic on surgical specialist training programs | Analysis of this outcome with regard to the different surgical subspecialities and different Italian medical centers | 2 years after the beginning of COVID emergency in Italy | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Measure of impact of first wave of COVID Pandemic on wellness of residents | Analysis of this outcome with regard to the different surgical subspecialities and different Italian medical centers | 1-3 months after the beginning of COVID emergency in Italy | 
| Measure of impact of second wave of COVID Pandemic on wellness of residents | Analysis of this outcome with regard to the different surgical subspecialities and different Italian medical centers | 1 year after the beginning of COVID emergency in Italy | 
| Measure of impact of third wave of COVID Pandemic on wellness of residents | Analysis of this outcome with regard to the different surgical subspecialities and different Italian medical centers | 2 years after the beginning of COVID emergency in Italy | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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resident wellness, surgical residency