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ArticleBMJ open2020

Distress and resilience of healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic (DARVID): study protocol for a mixed-methods research project.

Alexander Fuchs, Sandra Abegglen, Joana Berger-Estilita, Robert Greif, Helen Eigenmann

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Article in BMJ open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexander FuchsDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland alexander.fuchs@insel.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-7188-1683
Sandra AbegglenDepartment of Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Joana Berger-EstilitaDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Robert GreifDepartment of Anaesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Helen EigenmannDepartment of Health Psychology and Behavioural Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
University of Bern · CHSigmund Freud Privatuniversität Wien · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has exposed healthcare professionals (HCPs) to exceptional situations that can lead to increased anxiety (ie, infection anxiety and perceived vulnerability), traumatic stress and depression. We will investigate the development of these psychological disturbances in HCPs at the treatment front line and second line during the COVID-19 pandemic over a 12-month period in different countries. Additionally, we will explore whether personal resilience factors and a work-related sense of coherence influence the development of mental health problems in HCPs. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We plan to carry out a sequential qualitative-quantitative mixed-methods design study. The quantitative phase consists of a longitudinal online survey based on six validated questionnaires, to be completed at three points in time. A qualitative analysis will follow at the end of the pandemic to comprise at least nine semistructured interviews. The a priori sample size for the survey will be a minimum of 160 participants, which we will extend to 400, to compensate for dropout. Recruitment into the study will be through personal invitations and the 'snowballing' sampling technique. Hierarchical linear regression combined with qualitative data analysis, will facilitate greater understanding of any associations between resilience and mental health issues in HCPs during pandemics. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study participants will provide electronic informed consent. All recorded data will be stored on a secured research server at the study site, which will only be accessible to the investigators. The Bern Cantonal Ethics Committee has waiv ed the need for ethical approval (Req-2020-00355, 1 April 2020). There are no ethical, legal or security issues regarding the data collection, processing, storage and dissemination in this project. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN13694948.

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AnxietyCoronavirus InfectionsDepressionHealth PersonnelPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPsychological DistressAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelBetacoronavirusCOVID-19FemaleHumansMaleOccupational ExposureResearch Designanxiety disordersdepression and mood disordersmental healthprimary carepublic healthstatistics and research methods

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