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SER+ Against COVID-19 - Interventions to Strengthen the Resilience of HCWs in Ecuador

NCT05198414 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 44

Last updated 2022-09-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has particularly impacted Ecuador. By May 31, 2021, 426,000 cases (10% of health professionals) and 20,572 deaths. Care procedures, organization and priorities have been altered, if not broken. The quality and safety of COVID19 and non-COVID19 patients have been compromised. Compassion fatigue, post-traumatic stress and moral damage reactions have been observed among healthcare professionals, considered second victims of SARS-CoV-2. Without professionals who feel supported and morally strong, care will be compromised, leading to greater uncertainty and insecurity in the care of COVID19 and non-COVID19 patients. In coordination with local authorities, this project seeks to strengthen the resilience of public institutions and healthcare professionals to implement. In coordination with local authorities, this project seeks to strengthen the resilience of public institutions and health professionals to implement proven interventions and scale them up to the whole health system to strengthen it after the impact of the COVID19 pandemic. This proposal is aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 3, which includes different targets to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages. Health emergencies, such as the one resulting from COVID-19, pose a global risk and have shown that preparedness is vital. Improving the Quality of the National Health Services and strengthening the health system in preparedness and response to health emergencies are the main priority lines of action in this project, thus aligning with SDG target 3.8 concerning strengthening health professional morale since to save lives, countries' public health systems must be strengthened. Previous work with the local partner supports the good performance and development of this proposal, which arose from a need based on the need to This proposal arose from a need based on the lessons learned in Spain.

Conditions

  • Occupational Stress
  • Stress, Physiological

Interventions

OTHER

Focus group

Qualitative research methodology with healthcare workers

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Catolica Santiago de Guayaquil

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil IESS Los Ceibos

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jose J Mira Solves, PhD · Universidad Miguel Hernandez

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2022-02-01
Completion
2022-05-31

Countries

  • Ecuador

Study Locations

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