Preventing the development of depression at work: a systematic review and meta-analysis of universal interventions in the workplace

BMC Medicine

Samuel B Harvey¹  Helen Christensen²  Arnstein Mykletun⁴  Sadhbh Joyce³  Matthew Modini³  Min-Jung Wang³  Leona Tan³ 

[1]St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah NSW 2217, Australia

[2]Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia

[3]University of New South Wales, School of Psychiatry, Black Dog Institute, Hospital Road, Randwick NSW 2031, Australia

[4]Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway

关键词: Resilience;    Mental disorder;    Occupational stress;    Occupational health;    Workplace;    Prevention;    Depression;   

Others  :  854894
DOI  :  10.1186/1741-7015-12-74

 received in 2013-10-16, accepted in 2014-02-25,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Depression is a major public health problem among working-age adults. The workplace is potentially an important location for interventions aimed at preventing the development of depression, but to date, the mental health impact of universal interventions in the workplace has been unclear.

Method

A systematic search was conducted in relevant databases to identify randomized controlled trials of workplace interventions aimed at universal prevention of depression. The quality of studies was assessed using the Downs and Black checklist. A meta-analysis was performed using results from studies of adequate methodological quality, with pooled effect size estimates obtained from a random effects model.

Results

Nine workplace-based randomized controlled trials (RCT) were identified. The majority of the included studies utilized cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques. The overall standardized mean difference (SMD) between the intervention and control groups was 0.16 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.07, 0.24, P = 0.0002), indicating a small positive effect. A separate analysis using only CBT-based interventions yielded a significant SMD of 0.12 (95% CI: 0.02, 0.22, P = 0.01).

Conclusions

There is good quality evidence that universally delivered workplace mental health interventions can reduce the level of depression symptoms among workers. There is more evidence for the effectiveness of CBT-based programs than other interventions. Evidence-based workplace interventions should be a key component of efforts to prevent the development of depression among adults.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Tan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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