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Impact of SARS-Cov-2 on Clinical Trial Unit workforce in the United Kingdom; An observational study

Delanerolle, G.; Hu, J.; Cavalini, H.; Yardley, L.; Barnard-Kelly, K.; Elliot, K.; Raymont, V.; Rathod, S.; Shi, J. Q.; Phiri, P.

2022-07-03 health systems and quality improvement
10.1101/2022.06.30.22277052 medRxiv
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ObjectiveThe clinical trial unit (CTU) workforce in the UK have been delivering COVID-19 research since the inception of the pandemic. Challenges associated with COVID-19 research have impacted the global healthcare communities differently. Thus, the overall objective of the study was to determine the mental health impact among CTU staff working during the COVID-19 pandemic. DesignA mixed-methods based observational study was designed using a new workforce impact questionnaire using validated mental health assessments of Vancouver Index of Acculturation (VIA), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Pandemic Stress Index (PSI), Burnout Assessment Too-12 (BAT-12), General Self Efficacy Scale (GSE) and The Everyday Discrimination Scale (EDS). SettingThe Qualtrics platform was used to deploy the questionnaire where a quantitative analysis was conducted. The qualitative part of the study used the Microsoft Teams digital application to complete the interviews. ParticipantsAll participants were CTU staff within the United Kingdom.

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