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SynthesisJournal of epidemiology and community health2007

The psychosocial and health effects of workplace reorganisation. 1. A systematic review of organisational-level interventions that aim to increase employee control.

Matt Egan, Clare Bambra, Sian Thomas, Mark Petticrew, Margaret Whitehead, Hilary Thomson

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Matt EganMedical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, 4 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow G128RZ, UK. matt@msoc.mrc.gla.ac.uk
Clare Bambra
Sian Thomas
Mark Petticrew
Margaret Whitehead
Hilary Thomson

Funding

Chief Scientist Office SPHSU1Medical Research Council MC_U130059812
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveSystematic review of the health and psychosocial effects of increasing employee participation and control through workplace reorganisation, with reference to the "demand-control-support" model of workplace health.

designSystematic review (QUORUM) of experimental and quasi-experimental studies (any language) reporting health and psychosocial effects of such interventions. DATA SOURCES: Electronic databases (medical, social science and economic), bibliographies and expert contacts.

resultsWe identified 18 studies, 12 with control/comparison groups (no randomised controlled trials). Eight controlled and three uncontrolled studies found some evidence of health benefits (especially beneficial effects on mental health, including reduction in anxiety and depression) when employee control improved or (less consistently) demands decreased or support increased. Some effects may have been short term or influenced by concurrent interventions. Two studies of participatory interventions occurring alongside redundancies reported worsening employee health.

conclusionsThis systematic review identified evidence suggesting that some organisational-level participation interventions may benefit employee health, as predicted by the demand-control-support model, but may not protect employees from generally poor working conditions. More investigation of the relative impacts of different interventions, implementation and the distribution of effects across the socioeconomic spectrum is required.

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Internal-External ControlOccupational HealthDecision MakingEvidence-Based MedicineHumansOrganizational InnovationPsychologySocial Class

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PMID17933951
PMCPMC2465601

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