Clinical trial NCT04779944: Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Psychological State of Health Care Workers
Official title: Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic on Psychological State of Health Care Workers
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: SARS-CoV-2
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2
Anxiety
Depression
Lead sponsor: Assiut University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-03-03
Enrollment: 300
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All that work in the hospitals either doctors, nurses, dentist, pharmacysit

Brief summary: In COVID-19 pandemic, many health-care workers (HCWs) have worked in high-pressure environments. They have been exposed to and faced moral dilemmas in addition to infection exposure risk are increasing the risk of mental health disorders.

Detailed description: Throughout the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, many HCWs have worked in high-pressure environments. Moreover, they may have been exposed to trauma and/or faced moral dilemmas relating to challenges in the delivery of high-quality care, possibly due to a lack of experience or equipment, or as a result of low staffing levels. These unfavorable circumstances and exposure risk to infection are likely to increase the risk of mental health disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, other anxiety disorders, substance misuse and suicide In the present study, This study aimed to assess the psychological state of HCWs who were facing challenges of SARS-CoV-2pandemic comparing them to non medical staff group based on use of the Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Rating Scale.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* All health workers team

Exclusion Criteria:

* no exclusion criteria

Primary outcomes:
measure: Questionnaire to assess the psychological impacts of SARS-CoV-2 on health care workers
timeFrame: 4 month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Assiut
country: Egypt
facility: heba Yassa
Study officials:
affiliation: Assiut university- professor
name: Aliae Mohamed Hussein
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Assiut university- professor
name: Noha Abo Elfetoh
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Assiut university- professor
name: Hoda Makhlouf
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Assiut university- professor
name: Nahed Makhlouf
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Assiut university- Assistant professor
name: Ahmed AbdelBaqy
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: Assiut university- professor
name: Heba Yassa
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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