The Bulle: Support and prevention of psychological decompensation of healthcare workers during the trauma of the COVID-19 epidemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges for the healthcare system. The pressure on healthcare staff continues to intensify, accentuated by the confinement (lockdown) of the population and the unprecedented duration of this emergency. Separately and especially together, overwork, degraded conditions of care due to 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. 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. Making it permanent and enlarging its scale, as a complement to existing programs, might help to support healthcare personnel in their work.