Swiss launch major study to understand why healthcare workers and family caregivers stay or leave
NCT ID NCT05571488
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 6,000 Swiss healthcare professionals and informal (family) caregivers over time to learn what affects their well-being and whether they plan to stay in their roles. Researchers will track career changes, mental health, and reasons for leaving. The goal is to find ways to better support these essential workers and improve the healthcare system.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 6,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Any type of HCPs, having direct patient-contact and working in any type of settings across Switzerland Any type of informal caregivers (ICs), aged 18 and over, assisting a person for health reasons across Switzerland
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria (HCPs): * Working as HCP, in any profession * Taking care of patients currently and actively * Working in any health work setting * Working as an independent or a salaried * Working in Switzerland Exclusion Criteria (HCPs): * Being retired at baseline * Unable to read or speak in one of the national languages: German, French, Italian Inclusion Criteria (ICs): * Being informal cargiver * Aged 18 and over (adults) Exclusion Criteria (ICs): * Unable to read or speak in one of the national languages: German, French, Italian
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisante), University of Lausanne, Switzerland
RECRUITINGLausanne, 1010, Switzerland
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