The COVID-ICU Healthcare Professional Study

The project is a longitudinal cohort study based on an electronic questionnaire on views and experiences of COVID-ICU Health care professionals during the pandemic. In addition, a few of the informants participating in the cohort study will be asked to participate in focus groups to get a deeper understanding of the experiences of Health care professionals. Leaders at the randomized hospitals will be asked to participate in individualized interviews.

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Key information

Conditions

COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Critical Care Health Personnel Infections Intensive Care Units Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Oslo university hospital

Oslo, Norway

About this study

Health Care professionals in intensive care units (ICU) are working front-line with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in need of intensive care treatment.

Data collected will identify the health care professionals' (nurses, medical doctors, leaders) views and experiences from the planning period of COVID-19 ICU units until a follow-up at 12 months.Themes to be covered in the survey are organization, information, communication across disciplines, education, practical implementation, use of personal protective equipment, daily working conditions and psychosocial aspects. The Oslo University Hospital/University of Oslo, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) compliant "TSD"-Services for Sensitive data web-based solution "Nettskjema" will be used combined for consent form and data collection from the survey. It is within the scope of the study to perform sub analysis on background variables as profession related to daily working experiences on COVID-ICU and psychosocial aspects.

A few of the informants (medical doctors, nurses, leaders) participating in the cohort study will randomly (computerized) be asked to participate in focus groups to get a deeper understanding of the experiences of the health care professionals during the pandemic and after the pandemic when they are back to a normal working condition. Leaders at the randomized hospitals will be asked to participate in individualized interviews. Data from the focus group interviews and individual interviews will be taped on a recorder approved by data protection officer at Oslo University Hospital and then stored at a secured computerized research place at Oslo University Hospital.

The gained knowledge from both the survey, the focus group interviews and individual interviews in this study may guide hospital directors and the government in follow up of health care professionals and to prepare for a later pandemic.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

All health care professionals (nurses, medical doctors, leaders) working in all COVID-ICUs in Norway will be invited to participate in this project.

Exclusion criteria

No exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Views and experiences of health care professionals working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic

Behavioral

Health care professionals

Other names: COVID-ICU Health Care Professionals

Primary outcomes

Views and experiences of health care professionals working in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic

Time frame: 1 year

Health care professionals working in COVID-ICUs

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Oslo University Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

A Norwegian Study on Views and Experiences of Health Care Professionals Working in Intensive Care Units During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Important dates

Study start: 2020
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: May 1, 2020
Registry last updated: Nov 23, 2021

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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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