Post-traumatic Stress, Signs of Depression and Burnout Syndrome Among Nursing Home Staff in Occitanie During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes501 enrolled

Overview

Nursing home staff face multiple stresses during the Covid-19 pandemic including personal risk of infection, risk of transmission of the virus to residents and relatives, and risk of witnessing end-of-life scenarios under difficult contexts (absence of families). The hypothesis of this study is that the Covid-19 period is associated with an incidence of more than 30% of post-traumatic stress in nursing home staff.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

501

Conditions

Covid19 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Anxiety Depressive Disorder Substance Use Disorders

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Professional working in a nursing home in Occitanie * Professional agreeing to participate * Professional in a nursing home for at least 3 months * Professional able to read French * Profession with an internet connection Exclusion Criteria: * The subject is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The subject refuses to participate * The subject has already been included into the study * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The subject is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * The subject is unable to express consent

Locations (3)

CHU de Montpellier

Montpellier, France

CHU de Nîmes, Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau

Nîmes, France

CHU de Toulouse

Toulouse, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

To assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Scale (PCL-5) scale, where the recommended cut-off threshold for screening is 44

Time frame: Day 0

Secondary Outcomes

Prevalence of depression in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scale, using a cut-off above 7

Time frame: Day 0

Prevalence of burn out in the context of the COVID-19 health crisis

Masslach Burn out Inventory (MBI) questionnaire where high scores for the professional burnout and depersonalization sections and a low score for the personal accomplishments section will signal burn out

Time frame: Day 0