Positive Health Online

Abstract

LEFÈVRE and COLLEAGUES, 1 APHP, Hôpital Cochin, Maison de Solenn, Paris, France; Université de Paris, PCPP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, Villejuif, France; 2 Fondation Santé des Etudiants de France, Centre Varennes Jarcy, Varennes Jarcy, France; UVSQ, Versailles, France; 3 APHP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France; 4 APHP, Hôpital Necker, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Paris, France; 5 Fondation Santé des Etudiants de France, Centre Varennes Jarcy, Varennes Jarcy, France; 6 Fondation Santé des Etudiants de France, Centre Varennes Jarcy, Varennes Jarcy, France; APHP, Hôpital Necker, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Paris, France; 7 APHP, Hôpital Cochin, Maison de Solenn, Paris, France; Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, Villejuif, France; 8 APHP, Hôpital Necker, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Paris, France; Université de Paris, Paris, France; 9 APHP, Hôpital Cochin, Maison de Solenn, Paris, France; Université de Paris, PCPP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France; Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, CESP, Team DevPsy, Villejuif, France.  jonathan.lachal@gmail.com  present a program and space for relaxation and support during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic – the Port Royal Bulle (the Bubble).

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for the health care system. The pressure on health care staff continues to intensify, accentuated by the confinement (lockdown) of the population and the unprecedented duration of this emergency.

Methodology

Separately and especially together, overwork, degraded conditions of care because of the never-ending emergency, and the risk of exposure to the virus can lead to acute psychological distress or signs of burnout. This original program was developed at Cochin Hospital in Paris, France to prevent these potentially dramatic psychological consequences, support the medical staff, and identify those most affected to offer them specific care.

Results

A program and a space for relaxation and support for hospital caregivers by hospital caregivers, the Port Royal Bulle (the Bubble) offers these workers help in decompression and relaxation. It combines a warm and caring welcome that promotes attention, listening, conversations, and exchanges as needed, empathetic support, and the ability to participate in soothing, relaxing, or low-impact physical activities. It takes care of caregivers. The Bubble is a program that is simple to set up and that appears to meet professionals' expectations.

Conclusion

Making it permanent and enlarging its scale, as a complement to existing programs, might help to support health care personnel in their work. Copyright © 2020 American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

References

Hervé Lefèvre  1 , Chantal Stheneur  2 , Charlotte Cardin  3 , Lola Fourcade  4 , Christine Fourmaux  5 , Elise Tordjman  4 , Marie Touati  4 , Flore Voisard  6 , Sevan Minassian  7 , Pauline Chaste  8 , Marie Rose Moro  1 , Jonathan Lachal  9. The Bulle: Support and Prevention of Psychological Decompensation of Health Care Workers During the Trauma of the COVID-19 Epidemic. J Pain Symptom Manage; 61(2):416-422. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.023. Epub Sep 19 2020 . Feb 2021.