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Pinho RDNL, Costa T, Silva N, Areal A, Salles A, Oliveira A, Rassi C, Valero CE, Gomes C, Silva D, Oliveira F, Jochims I, Vaz Filho IH, Neves J, Oliveira L, Dantas ML, Rosal M, Soares M, Kurisky P, Pertele V, Faro Y, Gomides AP, Mota L, Albuquerque C, Simaan C, Amado V
Mental Health and Burnout Syndrome Among Postgraduate Students in Medical and Multidisciplinary Residencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study
Force Fellow - Mental health and burnout syndrome among postgraduate students in medical and multidisciplinary residencies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: Protocol for a prospective cohort study
Rebeca Da Nóbrega Lucena Pinho;
Thais Costa;
Nayane Silva;
Adriana Areal;
André Salles;
Andrea Oliveira;
Carlos Rassi;
Caroline Elizabeth Valero;
Ciro Gomes;
Dayde Silva;
Fernando Oliveira;
Isadora Jochims;
Ivan Henrique Vaz Filho;
Juliana Neves;
Lucas Oliveira;
Maria Luisa Dantas;
Marta Rosal;
Mayra Soares;
Patrícia Kurisky;
Viviane Pertele;
Yasmin Faro;
Ana Paula Gomides;
Licia Mota;
Cleandro Albuquerque;
Cezar Simaan;
Veronica Amado
ABSTRACT
Background:
The COVID-19 pandemic imposes a high degree of physical, psychological and social stress on health professionals, including postgraduate students in medical and multidisciplinary residencies. This stress is associated with the intense fear of occupational exposure to the virus. These professionals are at risk of becoming physically and mentally ill not only due to the infection but also due to prolonged exposure to multidimensional stress and continued work overload.
Objective:
This study aims to evaluatethe prevalence of symptoms that indicate mental disorders and burnout syndrome, as well as to determine risk factors for burnout among postgraduate students in medical and multidisciplinary residencies in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods:
This will be a prospective cohort study with parallel groups. Recruitment will take place from July to August/2020. The research instruments that will be used are theDepression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), the Brief Resilient Coping Scale and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI).Two wavesof data collection will occur: the first wavewill includeddata related to sample characterization and psychosocial evaluation; the final wave will occur 12 weeks later and will include an evaluation of the incidence of burnout as well as correlations with the potential predictive factors collected in the first wave. Additionally, dataregarding work withdrawal will be collected.
Results:
The project has data collection in progress. Recruitment started on July 29, 2020. Analysis of the results will begin after the initial inclusion of all participants
Conclusions:
The Force Fellow Study is run by the University of Brasília to evaluate the prevalence of symptoms that are suggestive of mental disorders and exhaustion syndrome (burnout) among postgraduate students of medical and multidisciplinary residencies in Brazil, as well as to determine the predictors of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical Trial: The study is registered in the Research Ethics Committee from the Medical School (CEP/FM) of the University of Brasília (CAAE: 33493920.0.0000.5558).
Citation
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Pinho RDNL, Costa T, Silva N, Areal A, Salles A, Oliveira A, Rassi C, Valero CE, Gomes C, Silva D, Oliveira F, Jochims I, Vaz Filho IH, Neves J, Oliveira L, Dantas ML, Rosal M, Soares M, Kurisky P, Pertele V, Faro Y, Gomides AP, Mota L, Albuquerque C, Simaan C, Amado V
Mental Health and Burnout Syndrome Among Postgraduate Students in Medical and Multidisciplinary Residencies During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study