COVID-19 - Implications on Surgeons' Burnout and Career Satisfaction

Satisfaction Clinical Trial

— SURG-SAT-19  

Official title:

COVID-19 - Implications on Surgeons' Burnout and Career Satisfaction

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04433286
• Other study ID #: SURG RES COL 1
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Start date: June 15, 2020
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: June 2020
• Source: Mansoura University
• Contact: Mostafa Shalaby, MD, MSc, PhD
• Phone: 00201001645917
• Email: mostafashalaby[@]mans.edu.eg
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a cross-sectional survey which will be distributed online between surgeons. The survey was proposed by a consensus of consultants of surgery and revised by an improvement consultant. It consists of a semi-structured questionnaire that is provided in English language. The survey will be conducted online through an online survey development cloud-based software (SurveyMonkey®; San Mateo, CA, USA). Participants will be aware of the nature of the survey and informed that they will be listed as co-authors. Collected data will be confidential and anonymous.

The first sector of the questionnaire includes trainee demographics and baseline characteristics. Then the questionnaire aims to compare the trainee experience before and after the pandemic with focus on research activities, clinical, and surgical practice.

Description:

This is a cross-sectional survey which will be distributed online between surgeons. The survey was proposed by a consensus of consultants of surgery and revised by an improvement consultant. It consists of a semi-structured questionnaire that is provided in English language. A subsequent translation in different Language will provided based on geographical distribution. The survey will be conducted online through an online survey development cloud-based software (SurveyMonkey®; San Mateo, CA, USA). Participants will be aware of the nature of the survey and informed that they will be listed as co-authors. Collected data will be confidential and anonymous.

The first sector of the questionnaire includes trainee demographics and baseline characteristics. Then the questionnaire aims to compare the trainee experience before and after the pandemic with focus on research activities, clinical, and surgical practice.

Statistical analyses will be performed using SPSS v. 20. Data distribution will be tested for normality using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and the Shapiro-Wilk test. Categorical variables will be expressed as group percentages and will be compared for independent samples using the Chi-square test. Continuous data of the survey will be presented as medians with ranges or means and standard deviations. A comparison of continuous data will be compared for independent samples using the T-test or Mann-Whitney test according to the data distribution. Spearman correlation coefficient will be used for further assessment of the strength of the association between variables. The statistical significance level will be set at <0.05.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 1000
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: July 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• The Survey is targeting surgeons of all specialities; Cardiothoracic, General, Neurosurgery, Oral and Maxillofacial, Otolaryngology, Pediatric, Plastic, Trauma and Orthopedic, Urology, and Vascular Surgery. Furthermore, Gynecological Oncology and Urogynecology surgeons are invited.

Exclusion Criteria:

• other specialities other than surgery

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Burnout, Professional
• Burnout, Psychological
• Career Burnout
• Physical Stress
• Satisfaction

Intervention

Other:
• Questionnaire
This is a cross-sectional survey which will be distributed online between surgeons. The survey was proposed by a consensus of consultants of surgery and revised by an improvement consultant. It consists of a semi-structured questionnaire that is provided in English language. A subsequent translation in different Language will provided based on geographical distribution. The survey will be conducted online through an online survey development cloud-based software (SurveyMonkey®; San Mateo, CA, USA). Participants will be aware of the nature of the survey and informed that they will be listed as co-authors. Collected data will be confidential and anonymous. The first sector of the questionnaire includes trainee demographics and baseline characteristics. Then the questionnaire aims to compare the trainee experience before and after the pandemic with focus on research activities, clinical, and surgical practice.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Faculty of Medicine Mansoura University	Mansoura

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mansoura University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Burnout before COVID-19 and during COVID-19	A questionnaire designed based on the literature review to assess Burnout	1 year before COVID-19 versus during the COVID-19 pandemic (Mrach-June 2020)
Primary	Change in Job satisfaction before COVID-19 and during COVID-19	A questionnaire designed based on the literature review to assess Job satisfaction	1 year before COVID-19 versus during the COVID-19 pandemic (Mrach-June 2020)