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NCT number NCT02853851
Other study ID # API/2014/56
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received July 20, 2016
Last updated July 29, 2016
Start date January 2015
Est. completion date September 2018

Study information

Verified date July 2016
Source Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Contact Gilles CAPELLIER, PU-PH
Email gilles.capellier@univ-fcomte.fr
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority France : ANSM
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study aims to construct and validate an international professional perceived stress scale specific to intensive care units: the PS-ICU Scale (Perceived Stressors in Intensive Care Units).


Description:

Intensive care units take charge of patients who present serious pathological states with an immediate vital risk in an emergency situation. Their treatment requires extensive coordination of human means and sometimes the use of complex procedures and technical means. Moreover, caregivers face the extreme situations of patients and their families coping with death, illness, pain and uncertainty (Weibel et al., 2003).

In this context, numerous stress factors that can have psychological consequences on the professionals and their effectiveness at work are inherent in intensive care (Donchin, 2002; Tummers et al., 2002).

In numerous studies, perceived stress proves to be more predictive of the subsequent health state of the individual than real stress (Consoli et al., 2001). More precisely, the authors have shown the influence of perceived stress on mental health (Ramirez et al., 1996b), psychical health (Chang et al., 2007), burnout (Bourbonnais et al., 1999), job dissatisfaction (Golbasi et al., 2008), absenteeism (Hackett & Bycio, 1996), turnover (Hayes et al., 2006) and more recently on the security of care (Endacott, 2012).

Identifying the factors of perceived stress is important in terms of mental health at work and the security of care. Studies on perceived stress have made it possible to elaborate stress scales specific to each profession (Borteyrou et al., 2013), with the aim of being as close as possible to the professionals' experience. However, to our knowledge, no stress scale for intensive care units has been published.

This study aims to construct and validate an international professional perceived stress scale specific to intensive care units: the PS-ICU Scale (Perceived Stressors in Intensive Care Units). Secondary objectives: To identify the factors of perceived stress having an impact on mental health, job satisfaction and the quality of care. To measure the impact of cultural and organizational dimensions on perceived stress in intensive care specific to each country. To measure the impact of socio-demographic variables on perceived stress. To measure the impact of coping abilities on perceived stress.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 160
Est. completion date September 2018
Est. primary completion date September 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- In this step, we will include the services which:

- Practise an activity of intensive care (whether this practice is medical or surgical, adult or paediatric).

The professionals of ICU who:

- volunteer to participate in the study (and with the consent of the head of the unit),

- Senior physicians, interns, and nurses who have been working in the service for more than three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

Administrative staff, nursing auxiliaries

- Senior physicians, interns, and nurses who have been working in the service for less than three months.

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Retrospective


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
interviews
Each subject will be asked to participate in an individual semidirective interview lasting about 40 minutes on the theme of the stress factors encountered in intensive care. All of the interviews will be audio-taped, transcribed and anonymized. The participants will also have to answer a socio-demographic questionnaire (sex, age, socio-professional category, speciality in intensive care, working hours, family situation, training, diplomas, length of time in the service).

Locations

Country Name City State
France CHU de Besançon Besançon

Sponsors (7)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon Alfred Hospital Intensive Care Unit Australia, Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal Critical care Canada, Hospital de Sabadell Department of Critical Care Spain, Laboratoire de psychologie université de franche Comté, Policlinico A. Gemelli Department of Critical Care Italy, Unité de méthodologie et de qualité de vie en cancérologie CHU de besançon

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary GENERATION OF ITEMS : Identifying the stress factors In order to construct a first questionnaire based on all of the factors of perceived stress in intensive care, our research team will begin by identifying the stress factors. This identification will involve two main sources: up to 24 month Yes
Secondary GENERATION OF ITEMS: Selecting the items All of the stress factors identified in the literature and in the exploratory interviews will then be grouped and organized according to the different dimensions of stress identified in health psychology up to 6 month Yes
Secondary GENERATION OF ITEMS: Administering the PS-ICU questionnaire The PS-ICU Questionnaire will be administered to a representative population (doctors and nurses in intensive care) in each of the countries involved. This population will allow us to do the analyses necessary for the reduction of the items, and to retain only the most reliable items. The administration of the questionnaire will also be used to evaluate several aspects: pertinence, comprehension, and redundancy of the items. up to 24 month Yes
Secondary GENERATION OF ITEMS: Construction of the PS-ICU scale Our research team will collect all of the quantitative data gathered in the framework of administering the PS-ICU questionnaire (France, Spain, Italia, Canada, Australia). It will be in charge of the statistical analysis and the interpretation of the results. up to 24 month Yes
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