N/A
N=1,275
Health Care Workers and Mental Health
Depressive Symptoms · Anxiety · Well-Being
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05028075 ↗Enrolled (actual)
1,275
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2024
Primary outcome: Primary: Depressive Symptom Score Change — 5.29; 4.65 units on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Cobalt + (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
- Primary completion
- Mar 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Depressive Symptom Score Change |
5.29; 4.65 | — |
| PRIMARY Anxiety Symptoms Score Change |
5.54; 5.00 | — |
| SECONDARY Well-being Score Change |
2.24; 2.05 | — |
| SECONDARY Work Productivity Score Change |
5.25; 4.94 | — |
| SECONDARY Psychological Well-being Score Change |
13.88; 14.15 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this proposal is to deploy digital health interventions to bring timely, easily accessible resources and care to address the mental health and well-being needs of HCWs with direct patient care that are experiencing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic, financial, and social sequelae at present and presumably for years to come. This proposal will evaluate the effectiveness of an enhanced digital mental health care delivery system (Cobalt), any differential effect by race and gender and, through qualitative interviews, how those interventions are perceived.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Aged 18 years or older
- Regular, daily access to an smartphone
- Able to communicate fluently in English
- Work at least 4 hours per week in either a hospital or outpatient based setting. This includes health care workers like physicians, nurses, certified nursing assistants, lab technicians, radiology technicians, physical therapist, occupational therapist, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, patient registration staff, receptionists/patient intake coordinators, environmental and food service personnel approximately 4 hours/week. This averages 192 hours/ 48 weeks in a year) in the study time frame.
Exclusion Criteria
- Not aged 18 years or older
- Does not have regular, daily access to a smartphone
- Unable to communicate fluently in English
- Does not work at least 4 hours per week in either a hospital or outpatient based setting.
- Not willing to sign the informed consent document
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05028075). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.