Psychological assessment of the health care-workers amid COVID-19 working at a tertiary care teaching hospital of the central India and impact of tele-counselling on their psychological problems

INTERVENTION: Intervention1: Tele‐counselling: 1. Express empathy 2. Emphasize a strength 3. Psycho‐ Education 4. Relaxation Training 5. Life Skill Training 6. Problem solving training Control Intervention1: Control arm: general health information and psychoeducation (nutrition advise, COVID‐related information [preventive guidelines & factual information]), physical exercise) CONDITION: PRIMARY OUTCOME: Change in scores DASS21 (Depression, Anxiety, Stress) and IES‐R (Impact of Scale revised)Timepoint: 10 days, 24 days and 38 days after commencement of Tele‐counselling, which is the intervention. SECONDARY OUTCOME: 1. Assessment of psychological problems among HCWs serving/have served in COVID‐19 area. ; 2. What is knowledge and attitude of the HCWs towards the COVID‐19 pandemic.Timepoint: 45 days. INCLUSION CRITERIA: 1. HCWs working actively in hospital irrespective of areas of work (COVID or non‐COVID). 2. HCWs in the quarantine who were otherwise involved in providing care at the aforementioned settings. 3. Willing to provide written consent. PS‐ Inclusion Criteria for the interventional study: Only those participants would be enrolled for the study who would score higher than the cut‐off on DASS‐21 & IES‐R and willing to provide the informed consent.