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Developing an mHealth intervention to reduce COVID-19-associated psychological distress among health care workers in Nigeria: Protocol for a design and feasibility study
Seun-Fadipe, Champion T.
Seun-Fadipe, Champion T.
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BACKGROUND: Globally, COVID-19-related psychological distress is seriously eroding health care workers' mental health and well-being, especially in low-income countries like Nigeria. The use of mobile health (mHealth) interventions is now increasingly recognized as an innovative approach that may improve mental health and well-being. This project aims to develop an mHealth psychological intervention (mPsyI) to reduce COVID-19-related psychological distress among health care workers in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE: Our objective is to present a study protocol to determine the level of COVID-19-related psychological distress among health care workers in Nigeria; explore health care workers' experience of COVID-19-related psychological distress; develop and pilot test mPsyI to reduce this distress; and assess the feasibility of this intervention (such as usability, engagement, and satisfaction). METHODS: A mixed (quantitative and qualitative) methods approach is used in which health care workers will be recruited from 2 tertiary health care facilities in southwest Nigeria. The study is divided into 4 phases based on the study objectives. Phase 1 involves a quantitative survey to assess the type and levels of psychosocial distress. Phase 2 collects qualitative data on psychosocial distress among health care workers. Phase 3 involves development of the mHealth-based psychological intervention, and phase 4 is a mixed methods study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the intervention. RESULTS: This study was funded in November 2020 by the Global Effort on COVID-19 Health Research, and collection of preliminary baseline data started in July 2021. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to report the development of an mHealth-based intervention to reduce COVID-19-related psychological distress among health care workers in Nigeria. Using a mixed methods design in this study can potentially facilitate the adaptation of an evidence-based treatment method that is culturally sensitive and cost-effective for the management of COVID-19-related psychological distress among health care workers in Nigeria.
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Akinsulore, A., Aloba, O., Oginni, O., Oloniniyi, I., Ibigbami, O., Seun-Fadipe, C. T., Opakunle, T., Owojuyigbe, A. M., Olibamoyo, O., Mapayi, B., et al. (2022). Developing an mHealth intervention to reduce COVID-19-associated psychological distress among health care workers in Nigeria: Protocol for a design and feasibility study. JMIR Research Protocols, 11 (11), p.e36174.
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©Adesanmi Akinsulore, Olutayo Aloba, Olakunle Oginni, Ibidunni Oloniniyi, Olanrewaju Ibigbami, Champion Tobi Seun-Fadipe, Tolulope Opakunle, Afolabi Muyiwa Owojuyigbe, Olushola Olibamoyo, Boladale Mapayi, Victor Ogbonnaya Okorie, Abiodun Olugbenga Adewuya. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (https://www.researchprotocols.org), 16.11.2022.
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