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  • Workplace Interventions to Reduce Depression and Anxiety in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A Systematic Review

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    Author(s)
    Hogg, Bridget
    Medina, Joan Carles
    Gardoki-Souto, Itxaso
    Serbanescu, Ilinca
    Moreno-Alcázar, Ana
    Cerga-Pashoja, Arlinda
    Coppens, Evelien
    Tóth, Mónika Ditta
    Fanaj, Naim
    Greiner, Birgit A
    Holland, Carolyn
    Kõlves, Kairi
    Maxwell, Margaret
    Qirjako, Gentiana
    et al.
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Kolves, Kairi
    Year published
    2021
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    Background. Depression and anxiety are the most prevalent mental health difficulties in the workplace, costing the global economy $1 trillion each year. Evidence indicates that symptoms may be reduced by interventions in the workplace. This paper is the first to systematically review psychosocial interventions for depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation and behaviours in small-to medium-size enterprises (SMEs). Methods. A systematic search following PRISMA guidelines, registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020156275), was conducted for psychosocial interventions targeting depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation/behaviour in ...
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    Background. Depression and anxiety are the most prevalent mental health difficulties in the workplace, costing the global economy $1 trillion each year. Evidence indicates that symptoms may be reduced by interventions in the workplace. This paper is the first to systematically review psychosocial interventions for depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation and behaviours in small-to medium-size enterprises (SMEs). Methods. A systematic search following PRISMA guidelines, registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020156275), was conducted for psychosocial interventions targeting depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation/behaviour in SMEs. The PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus and two specific occupational health databases were searched, as well as four databases for grey literature, without time limit until 2nd December 2019. Results. In total, 1283 records were identified, 70 were retained for full-text screening, and seven met the inclusion criteria: three randomised controlled trials (RCTs), three before and after designs and one non-randomised trial, comprising 5,111 participants. Study quality was low to moderate according to the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies. Five studies showed a reduction in depression and anxiety symptoms using techniques based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), two reported no significant change. Limitations. Low number and high heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes, high attrition and lack of rigorous RCTs. Conclusions. Preliminary evidence indicates CBT-based interventions can be effective in targeting symptoms of depression and anxiety in SME employees. There may be unique challenges to implementing programmes in SMEs. Further research is needed in this important area.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Affective Disorders
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.04.071
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    © 2021 Elsevier. Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, providing that the work is properly cited.
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    This publication has been entered in Griffith Research Online as an advanced online version.
    Subject
    Biomedical and clinical sciences
    Health services and systems
    Public health
    Psychology
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/404231
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