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SynthesisPloS one2022

The effectiveness of organisational-level workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in construction workers: A systematic review and recommended research agenda.

Birgit A Greiner, Caleb Leduc, Cliodhna O'Brien, Johanna Cresswell-Smith, Reiner Rugulies, Kristian Wahlbeck, Kahar Abdulla, Benedikt L Amann, Arlinda Cerga Pashoja, Evelien Coppens and 6 more

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in PloS one, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
19.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 10 institutions in 9 countries.

Birgit A GreinerSchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-2749-6662
Caleb LeducSchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Cliodhna O'BrienNational Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Johanna Cresswell-SmithFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Reiner RuguliesNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Kristian WahlbeckFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Kahar AbdullaEuropean Alliance Against Depression e.V., Frankfurt, Germany.
Benedikt L AmannCentre Fòrum Research Unit, Institut de Neuropsiquiatria i Addiccions (INAD), Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4407-1519
Arlinda Cerga PashojaLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, England.
Evelien CoppensLUCAS, Centre for Care Research and Consultancy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Paul CorcoranNational Suicide Research Foundation, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Margaret MaxwellThe Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, University of Stirling, Stirling, Scotland.
Victoria RossAustralian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, Griffith University, Griffith, Queensland, Australia.
Lars de WinterPhrenos Center of Expertise for Severe Mental Illnesses, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Ella ArensmanSchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Birgit AustNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
University College Cork · IEFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare · FIGriffith University · AUEuropean Alliance Against Depression · DEKU Leuven · BELondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GBNational Research Centre for the Working Environment · DKUniversitat Pompeu Fabra · ESUniversity of Copenhagen · DKUniversity of Stirling · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis 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.

methodsEligibility 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

resultsWe 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

conclusionsThe 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.

Indexed as

Burnout, ProfessionalConstruction IndustryAbsenteeismHealth StatusHumansMental HealthWorkplace

Identifiers

PMID36383613
PMCPMC9668198
OpenAlexW4309135086

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