Prevalence of Anxiety Symptoms Among French General Practitioners

Mental health is a major public health issue in the general population, but few studies seem to focus on the mental health of self-employed healthcare professionals, and GPs in particular. As front-line workers who are often called upon to manage complex situations, they are quite likely to suffer from anxiety-depressive symptoms or burnout. Nevertheless, general practice is vast, and there are many different ways of practising and organising it.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne

Reims, 51100, France

About this study

The primary objective is to describe the prevalence of clinically significant anxiety symptoms in French self-employed GPs.

The secondary objective is to investigate the factors associated with the presence of clinically significant anxiety symptoms in French self-employed GPs.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

general practitioners
qualified and established
practicing in France
with at least some self-employed practice
agreeing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

salaried general practitioners

Treatment and study plan

Data Collection

Other

Data collection

Primary outcomes

anxiety

Time frame: Day 0

Anxiety will be evaluated using the Scale Trait Anxiety Inventory version Y (STAI-Y-A). The STAI Form Y-A consists of a set of twenty item sonly focus on the psychological and not the somatic aspects of anxiety. The STAI Form Y-A is a self-reported questionnaire. Each item is scored from 1 to 4 and a sum score of all items is computed. Higher score indicates greater anxiety. Presence of anxiety will be defined by a score greater than or equal to 46.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

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Registry information

Acronym: Psy-MG

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Jan 14, 2025
Registry last updated: Jan 14, 2025

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