The effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in construction workers: A systematic review and recommended research agenda
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The effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in construction workers : A systematic review and recommended research agenda. / Greiner, Birgit A.; Leduc, Caleb; O’Brien, Cliodhna; Cresswell-Smith, Johanna; Rugulies, Reiner; Wahlbeck, Kristian; Abdulla, Kahar; Amann, Benedikt L.; Pashoja, Arlinda Cerga; Coppens, Evelien; Corcoran, Paul; Maxwell, Margaret; Ross, Victoria; de Winter, Lars; Arensman, Ella; Aust, Birgit.
In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 17, No. 11 November, e0277114, 2022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in construction workers
T2 - A systematic review and recommended research agenda
AU - Greiner, Birgit A.
AU - Leduc, Caleb
AU - O’Brien, Cliodhna
AU - Cresswell-Smith, Johanna
AU - Rugulies, Reiner
AU - Wahlbeck, Kristian
AU - Abdulla, Kahar
AU - Amann, Benedikt L.
AU - Pashoja, Arlinda Cerga
AU - Coppens, Evelien
AU - Corcoran, Paul
AU - Maxwell, Margaret
AU - Ross, Victoria
AU - de Winter, Lars
AU - Arensman, Ella
AU - Aust, Birgit
N1 - Publisher Copyright: Copyright: © 2022 Greiner et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objectives This systematic review assesses the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on stress, burnout, non-clinical depressive and anxiety symptoms, and wellbeing in construction workers. Methods Eligibility criteria were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster randomized controlled trials (cRCTs), controlled or uncontrolled before- and after studies published in peer-reviewed journals between 2010 and May 2022 in five databases (Academic Search Complete, PsycInfo, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science). Outcomes were stress, burnout and non-clinical depression and anxiety symptoms, and wellbeing (primary) and workplace changes and sickness absenteeism (secondary). Quality appraisal was conducted using the QATQS scale, a narrative synthesis was applied. The protocol was published in PROSPERO CRD42020183640 https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID= CRD42020183640. Main results We identified five articles (four studies) with a total sample size of 260, one cRCT, one controlled before- and after study, and two uncontrolled before- and after studies. The methodological quality of one study was rated as moderate, while for three studies it was weak. One study showed significant effects of a work redesign programme in short-term physiological stress parameters, one study showed a significant employee perceived improvement of information flow after supervisor training and one study showed a substantial non-significant decline in sick leave. There was no significant effect on general mental health (SF12) nor on emotional exhaustion. The focus of all studies was on physical health, while detailed mental health and wellbeing measures were not applied. Main conclusions The evidence for the effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions in construction workers is limited with opportunities for methodological and conceptual improvement. Recommendations include the use of a wider range of mental health and wellbeing outcomes, interventions tailored to the specific workplace and culture in construction and the application of the principles of complex interventions in design and evaluation.
AB - Objectives This systematic review assesses the scientific evidence regarding the effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on stress, burnout, non-clinical depressive and anxiety symptoms, and wellbeing in construction workers. Methods Eligibility criteria were randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cluster randomized controlled trials (cRCTs), controlled or uncontrolled before- and after studies published in peer-reviewed journals between 2010 and May 2022 in five databases (Academic Search Complete, PsycInfo, PubMed, Scopus and Web of Science). Outcomes were stress, burnout and non-clinical depression and anxiety symptoms, and wellbeing (primary) and workplace changes and sickness absenteeism (secondary). Quality appraisal was conducted using the QATQS scale, a narrative synthesis was applied. The protocol was published in PROSPERO CRD42020183640 https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID= CRD42020183640. Main results We identified five articles (four studies) with a total sample size of 260, one cRCT, one controlled before- and after study, and two uncontrolled before- and after studies. The methodological quality of one study was rated as moderate, while for three studies it was weak. One study showed significant effects of a work redesign programme in short-term physiological stress parameters, one study showed a significant employee perceived improvement of information flow after supervisor training and one study showed a substantial non-significant decline in sick leave. There was no significant effect on general mental health (SF12) nor on emotional exhaustion. The focus of all studies was on physical health, while detailed mental health and wellbeing measures were not applied. Main conclusions The evidence for the effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions in construction workers is limited with opportunities for methodological and conceptual improvement. Recommendations include the use of a wider range of mental health and wellbeing outcomes, interventions tailored to the specific workplace and culture in construction and the application of the principles of complex interventions in design and evaluation.
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0277114
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0277114
M3 - Review
C2 - 36383613
AN - SCOPUS:85142396567
VL - 17
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
SN - 1932-6203
IS - 11 November
M1 - e0277114
ER -
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