Clinical trial NCT04846907: Mental Health of Professionals Working in Pediatric Intensive Care Units During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Official title: Mental Health and Emotional Aspects of Professionals Working in Pediatric Intensive Care Units During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Covid19
Burnout, Professional
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Anxiety
Depression
Compassion Fatigue
Keywords: Covid19
Burnout
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Anxiety
Depression
Compassion Fatigue
Lead sponsor: D'Or Institute for Research and Education
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
First posted: 2021-04-15
Enrollment: 1148
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Physicians, registered nurses, nurse technicians, physical therapists and other professionals; on duty, routine staff or fellow/residents working in participants PICU

Brief summary: Health professionals are extremely exposed to psychosocial risks, as they experience, in general, high levels of stress, anxiety, fatigue and suffering, due to the nature and location of their work. As a result, the health and well being of these professionals can be significantly compromised. In outbreaks of serious infectious diseases and pandemics, these risks become amplified and the health team is at greater risk of falling ill, presenting changes in mental health and psychological trauma, while caring for infected patients and becoming potential contaminants in their family and community.

The objective is to study the mental health of professionals who work in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in Brazil, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary outcome will be the prevalence of burnout in the team involved with the care of critically ill children. Secondary outcomes such as anxiety, depression, quality of professional life, compassionate fatigue and post-traumatic stress disorder will be measured. Possible associations between demographic, work and coping variables (social support and resilience) with mental and emotional health outcomes will be investigated, in an exploratory character.

It is a multicenter, observational, longitudinal study, with a descriptive and exploratory analytical component. Data collection will be carried out through an electronic survey during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Detailed description: Health professionals are extremely exposed to psychosocial risks, as they experience, in general, high levels of stress, anxiety, fatigue and suffering, due to the nature and location of their work. As a result, the health and well being of these professionals can be significantly compromised. In outbreaks of serious infectious diseases and pandemics, these risks become amplified and the health team is at greater risk of falling ill, presenting changes in mental health and psychological trauma, while caring for infected patients and becoming potential contaminants in their family and community.

The objective is to study the mental health of professionals who work in Pediatric Intensive Care Units (PICUs) in Brazil, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. The primary outcome will be the incidence of burnout in the team involved with the care of critically ill children. Secondary outcomes such as anxiety, depression, quality of professional life, compassionate fatigue and post-traumatic stress disorder will be measured. Possible associations between demographic, work and coping variables (social support and resilience) with mental and emotional health outcomes will be investigated, in an exploratory character.

It is a multicenter, observational, longitudinal study, with a descriptive and exploratory analytical component. Data collection will be carried out through an electronic survey during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Eligible participants that signed informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

* Refused to sign informed consent form

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence of burnout as measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence of anxiety as measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Prevalence of depression as measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Prevalence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as measured by PTSD Checklist DSM-5 (PCL-5)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Prevalence of Compassion Fatigue as measured by Professional Quality of Life 5 (ProQOL 5) scale
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Rio De Janeiro
country: Brazil
facility: D'Or Institute for Research and Education
Study officials:
affiliation: D'Or Institute for Research and Education
name: Fernanda L Setta
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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