Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Burnout on Cardiovascular Risk in Healthcare Professionals Study Protocol: A Multicenter Exploratory Longitudinal Study

Frontiers in Medicine

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Hashel Al Tunaiji¹  Ovidiu Constantin Baltatu²  Mai Al Qubaisi¹  Murat Dalkilinc¹  Luciana Aparecida Campos⁵  Nnamdi Valbosco Ugwuoke⁴  Eman Alefishat⁴  Lujain Aloum⁴  Ramzy Ross¹  Wael Almahmeed⁶ 

[1] Zayed Military Hospital, United Arab Emirates;Center of Innovation;Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Anhembi Morumbi University-Laureate International Universities;College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates;College of Health Sciences, Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates;Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

关键词: COVID-19;    burnout—professional;    cardiovascular risk (CV risk);    immune dysfunction;    healthcare professional;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2020.571057

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has created new and unpredictable challenges for healthcare systems. Healthcare professionals are heavily affected by this rapidly changing situation, especially frontline healthcare professionals who are directly engaged in the diagnosis, treatment, and care of patients with COVID-19 and may experience psychological burdens. The objective of this study is to explore the evolution of psychosocial, cardiovascular, and immune markers in healthcare professionals with different levels of exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods and Analysis: This is a STROBE compliant, blended, exploratory study involving online and onsite approaches that use wearable monitoring. A planned random probability sample of residents, staff physicians, nurses, and auxiliary healthcare professionals will be recruited. The study sample will be stratified by exposure to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a first step, recruitment will be conducted online, with e-consent and using e-surveys with Maslach Burnout Inventory, Fuster-BEWAT score, and sociodemographic characteristics. Onsite visits will be planned for the second step where participants will receive a wearable setup that will measure heart rate, actimetry, and sleep quality monitoring, which will be used together with blood sampling for immune biomarkers. Steps 1 and 2 will then be repeated at 2–3 months, and 6 months. Power BI and Tableau will be used for data visualization, while front-end data capture will be used for data collection using specific survey/questionnaires, which will enable data linkage between e-surveys, internet of things wearable devices, and clinical laboratory data.

【 授权许可】

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