SynthesisHealth promotion international2011
Investing in mental health and well-being: findings from the DataPrev project.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 108 citations in OpenAlex.
- Workplace Interventions to Reduce Occupational Stress for Older Workers: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Examining the cost effectiveness of interventions to promote the physical health of people with mental health problems: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2013Pooled it
- Gaps and opportunities in mental health support for young people: a process evaluation of a multi component intervention.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Cost-utility analysis of the UPRIGHT intervention promoting resilience in adolescents.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Transformative health promotion: what is needed to advance progress?Global health promotion · 2021Article
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- Stress, mental and physical health and the costs of health care in German high school students.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2020Article
- Electronic Mental Health as an Option for Egyptian Psychiatry: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR mental health · 2020Article
- Didgeridoo Health Promotion Method Improves Mood, Mental Stress, and Stability of Autonomic Nervous System.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Supporting parenting to address social inequalities in health: a synthesis of systematic reviews.BMC public health · 2018Review
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- Parks and green areas and the risk for depression and suicidal indicators.International journal of public health · 2017Article
- Adolescents' psychological health during the economic recession: does public spending buffer health inequalities among young people?BMC public health · 2016Article
- EPA guidance on mental health and economic crises in Europe.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2016Review
- An Instrumental Variable Probit (IVP) analysis on depressed mood in Korea: the impact of gender differences and other socio-economic factors.International journal of health policy and management · 2015Article
- The effectiveness of public mental health policies: stressing the return on investment.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2015Article
- Prevention of mental disorders: evidence, challenges and opportunities.BMC medicine · 2014Article
- ROAMER: roadmap for mental health research in Europe.International journal of methods in psychiatric research · 2014Article
- [Mental health and work: concepts, evidence and implications for research and practice].Der Nervenarzt · 2013Review
- Actions to alleviate the mental health impact of the economic crisis.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2012Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
A systematic review was conducted to determine the extent to which an economic case has been made in high-income countries for investment in interventions to promote mental health and well-being. We focused on areas of interest to the DataPrev project: early years and parenting interventions, actions set in schools and workplaces and measures targeted at older people. Economic evaluations had to have some focus on promotion of mental health and well-being and/or primary prevention of poor mental health through health-related means. Studies preventing exacerbations in existing mental health problems were excluded, with the exception of support for parents with mental health problems, which might indirectly affect the mental health of their children. Overall 47 studies were identified. There was considerable variability in their quality, with a variety of outcome measures and different perspectives: societal, public purse, employer or health system used, making policy comparisons difficult. Caution must therefore be exercised in interpreting results, but the case for investment in parenting and health visitor-related programmes appears most strong, especially when impacts beyond the health sector are taken into account. In the workplace an economic return on investment in a number of comprehensive workplace health promotion programmes and stress management projects (largely in the USA) was reported, while group-based exercise and psychosocial interventions are of potential benefit to older people. Many gaps remain; a key first step would be to make more use of the existence evidence base on effectiveness and model mid- to long-term costs and benefits of action in different contexts and settings.
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