Trial reportBMC public health2011
The Mental Vitality @ Work study: design of a randomized controlled trial on the effect of a workers' health surveillance mental module for nurses and allied health professionals.
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12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Mental Vitality @ Work: The effectiveness of a mental module for workers' health surveillance for nurses and allied health professionals, comparing two approaches in a cluster-randomised controlled trial.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2014Trial
- Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of a web-based and mobile stress-management intervention for employees: design of a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2013Trial
- Web-based guided self-help for employees with depressive symptoms (Happy@Work): design of a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2013Trial
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- A risk communication intervention aimed at enhancing help-seeking behavior and reducing stress symptoms in healthcare workers: a pilot study with a process evaluation.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Lived experiences of Iranian nursing managers in organizing and confronting the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of tailored digital health interventions for mental health at the workplace: A systematic review of randomised controlled trials.PLOS digital health · 2022Article
- Web-based interventions for the management of stress in the workplace: Focus, form, and efficacy.Journal of occupational health · 2017Review
- A Mental Health Survey of Different Ethnic and Occupational Groups in Xinjiang, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Predictive value and construct validity of the work functioning screener-healthcare (WFS-H).Journal of occupational health · 2016Article
- The mental health of nurses in acute teaching hospital settings: a cross-sectional survey.BMC nursing · 2015Article
- Improving work functioning and mental health of health care employees using an e-mental health approach to workers' health surveillance: pretest-posttest study.Safety and health at work · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmployees in health care service are at high risk for developing mental health complaints. The effects of mental health complaints on work can have serious consequences for the quality of care provided by these workers. To help health service workers remain healthy and productive, preventive actions are necessary. A Workers' Health Surveillance (WHS) mental module may be an effective strategy to monitor and promote good (mental) health and work performance. The objective of this paper is to describe the design of a three arm cluster randomized controlled trial on the effectiveness of a WHS mental module for nurses and allied health professionals. Two strategies for this WHS mental module will be compared along with data from a control group. Additionally, the cost effectiveness of the approaches will be evaluated from a societal perspective.
methodsThe study is designed as a cluster randomized controlled trial consisting of three arms (two intervention groups, 1 control group) with randomization at ward level. The study population consists of 86 departments in one Dutch academic medical center with a total of 1731 nurses and allied health professionals. At baseline, after three months and after six months of follow-up, outcomes will be assessed by online questionnaires. In both intervention arms, participants will complete a screening to detect problems in mental health and work functioning and receive feedback on their screening results. In cases of impairments in mental health or work functioning in the first intervention arm, a consultation with an occupational physician will be offered. The second intervention arm offers a choice of self-help e-mental health interventions, which will be tailored based on each individual's mental health state and work functioning. The primary outcomes will be help-seeking behavior and work functioning. Secondary outcomes will be mental health and wellbeing. Furthermore, cost-effectiveness in both intervention arms will be assessed, and a process evaluation will be performed. DISCUSSION: When it is proven effective compared to a control group, a WHS mental module for nurses and allied health professionals could be implemented and used on a regular basis by occupational health services in hospitals to improve employees' mental health and work functioning.
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