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Trial reportBMC psychiatry2016

An integrated workplace mental health intervention in a policing context: Protocol for a cluster randomised control trial.

Anthony D LaMontagne, Allison J Milner, Amanda F Allisey, Kathryn M Page, Nicola J Reavley, Angela Martin, Irina Tchernitskaia, Andrew J Noblet, Lauren J Purnell, Katrina Witt and 2 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC psychiatry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04982094 (Counting On U), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
8.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04982094 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Counting On U: Supporting SME Advisors and Owners Towards Better Mental Health

TypeinterventionalSponsorLeanne SaxonRan2021 to 2023Enrolled1,599ConditionsMental Health Wellness 1ArmsMental Health First Aid and Relationship Building Training, Mental Health First Aid
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Anthony D LaMontagneCentre for Population Health Research, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia. tony.lamontagne@deakin.edu.au.
Allison J MilnerCentre for Population Health Research, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia. allison.milner@deakin.edu.au.
Amanda F AlliseyFaculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School, Deakin University, Geelong, 3220, VIC, Australia. amanda.allisey@deakin.edu.au.
Kathryn M PageCentre for Population Health Research, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia. k.page@deakin.edu.au.
Nicola J ReavleyMelbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. nreavley@unimelb.edu.au.
Angela MartinTasmanian School of Business and Economics, University of Tasmania, Sandy Bay Campus, Hobart, TAS, Australia. Angela.Martin@utas.edu.au.
Irina TchernitskaiaCentre for Population Health Research, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia. irina.tchernitskaia@gmail.com.
Andrew J NobletFaculty of Business and Law, Deakin Business School, Deakin University, Geelong, 3220, VIC, Australia. andrew.noblet@deakin.edu.au.
Lauren J PurnellCentre for Population Health Research, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia. lauren.purnell@deakin.edu.au.
Katrina WittCentre for Population Health Research, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, 3220, Australia. katrina.witt@deakin.edu.au.
Tessa G KeegelCollege of Science, Health and Engineering, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. T.Keegel@latrobe.edu.au.
Peter M SmithMonash Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Alfred Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. peter.smith@monash.edu.
Deakin University · AULa Trobe University · AUMonash University · AUUniversity of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Tasmania · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn this paper, we present the protocol for a cluster-randomised trial to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a workplace mental health intervention in the state-wide police department of the south-eastern Australian state of Victoria. n. The primary aims of the intervention are to improve psychosocial working conditions and mental health literacy, and secondarily to improve mental health and organisational outcomes. METHODS/

designThe intervention was designed collaboratively with Victoria Police based on a mixed methods pilot study, and combines multi-session leadership coaching for the senior officers within stations (e.g., Sergeants, Senior Sergeants) with tailored mental health literacy training for lower and upper ranks. Intervention effectiveness will be evaluated using a two-arm cluster-randomised trial design, with 12 police stations randomly assigned to the intervention and 12 to the non-intervention/usual care control condition. Data will be collected from all police members in each station (estimated at >20 per station). Psychosocial working conditions (e.g., supervisory support, job control, job demands), mental health literacy (e.g., knowledge, confidence in assisting someone who may have a mental health problem), and mental health will be assessed using validated measures. Organisational outcomes will include organisational depression disclosure norms, organisational cynicism, and station-level sickness absence rates. The trial will be conducted following CONSORT guidelines. Identifying data will not be collected in order to protect participant privacy and to optimise participation, hence changes in primary and secondary outcomes will be assessed using a two-sample t-test comparing summary measures by arm, with weighting by cluster size. DISCUSSION: This intervention is novel in its integration of stressor-reduction and mental health literacy-enhancing strategies. Effectiveness will be rigorously evaluated, and if positive results are observed, the intervention will be adapted across Victoria Police (total employees ~16,500) as well as possibly in other policing contexts, both nationally and internationally.

trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials: ISRCTN82041334. Registered 24th July, 2014.

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Law EnforcementAdultAttitude to HealthDepressive DisorderFemaleHealth LiteracyHealth PromotionHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsPsychotherapyResearch DesignVictoriaWorkplace

Identifiers

PMID26920745
PMCPMC4769504
OpenAlexW2278472022

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