--- title: Social-emotional and Behavioural Problems of Healthcare Workers During the Outbreak nct_id: NCT05823831 overall_status: COMPLETED sponsor: Marmara University study_type: OBSERVATIONAL primary_condition: Emotional Disorder of Childhood countries: Turkey (Türkiye) canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/agent/trials/NCT05823831.md" clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05823831" ct_last_update_post_date: 2023-04-24 last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T07:10:34.014Z" source: ClinicalTrials.gov (mirrored, no enrichment) --- # Social-emotional and Behavioural Problems of Healthcare Workers During the Outbreak **Official Title:** Social-emotional and Behavioural Problems of Healthcare Workers' Young Children During the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus Outbreak: a Case-control Study **NCT ID:** [NCT05823831](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05823831) ## Key Facts - **Status:** COMPLETED - **Study Type:** OBSERVATIONAL - **Target Enrollment:** 600 - **Lead Sponsor:** Marmara University - **Conditions:** Emotional Disorder of Childhood - **Start Date:** 2020-10-01 - **Completion Date:** 2021-10-30 - **CT.gov Last Update:** 2023-04-24 ## Brief Summary Healthcare worker mothers had to leave their children with their relatives out the fear of contagion and isolated themselves. The investigators aimed to explore the sleep, socioemotional and behavioural problems of children of healthcare workers; assess the psychological distress of mothers and their social support during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus pandemic, and compare them with age-matched children and their mothers from other occupations. ## Detailed Description Healthcare worker mothers had to leave their children with their relatives out the fear of contagion and isolated themselves. The investigators aimed to explore the sleep, socioemotional and behavioural problems of children of healthcare workers; assess the psychological distress of mothers and their social support during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus pandemic, and compare them with age-matched children and their mothers from other occupations. A case-control study design was applied, and a snowball approach was used to enrol volunteered participants aged between 6 to 36 months of age, through a Google survey. The investigators used Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire and the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment questionnaire to assess children's sleep and socioemotional and behavioural problems respectively. A Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support and a Brief Symptom Inventory were used to evaluate the social support and psychological distress of mothers. ## Eligibility - **Minimum age:** 6 Months - **Maximum age:** 36 Months - **Sex:** ALL ``` Inclusion Criteria: * All women having children aged between 6 to 36 months of age, * Parental Education above university level, Exclusion Criteria: * Out of age range, * Parental Education below university level * Didn't read the informed consent form and tick the mandatory consent box ``` ## Arms - **Healthcare workers group** — Children of healthcare worker mothers were grouped as the Healthcare workers group. Doctors, nurses, and paramedics are considered as healthcare workers. - **Non-healthcare worker group** — Children of mothers from other occupations were grouped as Non-healthcare workers group ## Interventions - **Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire** (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST) — Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire was used to assess children's social-emotional development. - **Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) questionnaire** (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST) — A brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ) was used to assess children's sleep. - **Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire** (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST) — A Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) questionnaire was used to evaluate maternal social support. - **Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaire** (DIAGNOSTIC_TEST) — A brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) questionnaire was used to evaluate psychological distress. ## Primary Outcomes - **Social-emotional and behavioural problems of healthcare workers children** _(time frame: Baseline)_ — The study was planned based on the hypothesis that children of healthcare workers experienced more socioemotional and behavioural problems than children of mothers from other occupations during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus pandemic. The investigators aimed to explore Social-emotional and behavioural problems of healthcare workers by using Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) questionnaire, and compare them with age-matched peers and their mothers from other occupations. ## Secondary Outcomes - **Sleep problems of healthcare workers children** _(time frame: Baseline)_ ## Locations (1) - Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye) ## Recent Field Changes (last 30 days) - `sponsor.lead` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `results.hasResults` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.overallStatus` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.primaryCompletionDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.completionDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.lastUpdatePostDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `design.enrollmentCount` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.criteria` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.minAge` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.maxAge` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.sex` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `outcomes.primary` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `outcomes.secondary` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `armsInterventions.arms` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `armsInterventions.interventions` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `locations.marmara university|istanbul||turkey (türkiye)` — added _(2026-05-12)_ --- *Canonical: https://parkinsonspathways.com/agent/trials/NCT05823831.md* *Source data (authoritative): https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05823831* *This page is a raw mirror with no AI summary, no editorial enrichment, and no Parkinson's-specific filtering.*