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NCT Number: NCT04362319

Burnout and Medical Errors in the Anaesthesiology Fraternity During Covid-19 Pandemic

We plan to perform an observational study to evaluate the prevalence of burnout, depression and medical errors in a designated exclusive Covid-19 patients hospital in Malaysia, during the Covid-19 pandemic. We also seek to assess the relationship between burnout and depression with medical errors. The population studied will be the anaesthesiology fraternity, who are at higher risk to the nature of their work at the frontlines of the pandemic.

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Key information

Conditions

Burnout, Professional Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout, Psychological COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Depression Infections Lung Diseases Medical Errors Nidovirales Infections Occupational Diseases Occupational Stress Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Stress, Psychological Virus Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Sungai Buloh Hospital

Sungai Buloh, Selangor, 47000, Malaysia

About this study

During this unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic crisis in the whole world, Malaysia is also affected, with more than 5000 patients infected in the whole country as of 20th April, 2020. Many anaesthesiology clinicians, who are at the frontlines of managing Covid-19 patients, face increased workload, in addition to psychological stress from managing these patients, with stress also coming from being exposed to the risk of cross infection. Hence, they are possibly at high risk of burnout and depression. In such a time of increased stress, we also seek to find out the prevalence of medical errors by anaesthetic clinicians during this pandemic, and whether the medical errors are associated with burnout. Factors associated with burnout, depression and medical errors will also be evaluated.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All anaesthesiologists and anaesthesiology medical officers currently serving in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Sungai Buloh Hospital

Exclusion criteria

  • Subjects who refuse to participate
  • Subjects working in Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Sungai Buloh Hospital, for less than 1 month

Treatment and study plan

Questionnaire forms

Diagnostic Test

Assessment of demographics, burnout, depression and self-perceived medical errors

Primary outcomes

  1. Prevalence of burnout among anaesthesiology clinicians during Covid-19

    Time frame: One month

    Assessment of burnout risk

  2. Prevalence of depression risk among anaesthesiology clinicians during Covid-19

    Time frame: One month

    Assessment of depression risk

  3. Prevalence of self-perceived medical errors among anaesthesiology clinicians during Covid-19

    Time frame: One month

    Assessment of medical errors

  4. Association of burnout, depression and medical errors among anaesthesiology clinicians during Covid-19

    Time frame: One month

    To find out if there exists a relationship between burnout, depression and medical errors

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Malaya

Other

Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, Malaysia

Registry information

Official study title

Burnout and Medical Errors in the Anaesthesiology Fraternity in an Exclusively Covid-19 Hospital: the Malaysian Experience

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Apr 24, 2020
Registry last updated
Jun 16, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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