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An m-health intervention to reduce COVID-19 associated psychosocial distress among Nigerian healthcare workers.Title of the research: 
Development and pilot testing of an m-health intervention to reduce COVID-19 associated psychosocial distress among Nigerian healthcare workers.This study is being led by Dr Akinsulore of the Department of Mental Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaThis study is aimed at investigating COVID-19 associated psychosocial distress and evaluate the feasibility of using m-health based intervention in managing it among healthcare workers in Nigeria.
In the course of this study, you will be asked questions in relation to your wellbeing and your work in the health care sector.Risks: 
There will be no risks directly related to this survey to the participants.
However, should you find any questions or items of the questionnaire potentially distressing, you are free to skip such questions or items.Cost to participants: 
No extra cost will be incurred by the participation in this research.Benefits of research: 
The findings from this research will help the investigators to understand the mental wellbeing of healthcare workers during the pandemic and the impact of the nature of their work on their mental wellbeing.
This information will help in developing an m-health based intervention that will be used in mitigating the impact of psychosocial distress experienced by the healthcare workers.Confidentiality: 
While handling all data, the information collected will be handled with strict confidentiality and if published, will not be traceable to youVoluntariness: 
Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary and if you choose not to participate, it will not affect you in any way.
You may also choose to withdraw from the research at any stage of the study with no consequences