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ArticleJMIR mental health2018

A New Online Mental Health Training Program for Workplace Managers: Pre-Post Pilot Study Assessing Feasibility, Usability, and Possible Effectiveness.

Aimée Gayed, Anthony D LaMontagne, Allison Milner, Mark Deady, Rafael A Calvo, Helen Christensen, Arnstein Mykletun, Nick Glozier, Samuel B Harvey

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Article in JMIR mental health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Aimée GayedSchool of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1502-6716
Anthony D LaMontagneSchool of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5811-5906
Allison MilnerSchool of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4657-0503
Mark DeadyBlack Dog Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5230-2401
Rafael A CalvoSchool of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2238-0684
Helen ChristensenBlack Dog Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-2065
Arnstein MykletunSchool of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3878-0079
Nick GlozierBrain and Mind Centre and Central Clinical School, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0476-9146
Samuel B HarveyBlack Dog Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9580-3743

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMental health has become the leading cause of sickness absence in high-income countries. Managers can play an important role in establishing mentally healthy workplaces and coordinating their organization's response to a mentally ill worker.

objectiveThis pilot study aims to evaluate the feasibility, usability, and likely effectiveness of a newly developed online training program for managers called HeadCoach. HeadCoach aims to build managers' confidence in supporting the mental health needs of staff and promote managerial behavior most likely to result in a more mentally healthy workplace.

methodsIn total, 66 managers from two organizations were invited to participate in this pre-post pilot study of HeadCoach, which was made available to managers to complete at their own pace over a 4-week period. Data were collected at baseline and post intervention via an online research platform. The difference in mean scores for each outcome between these two time points was calculated using paired samples t tests.

resultsOf all the invited managers, 59.1% (39/66) participated in the trial, with complete pre-post data available for 56.4% (22/39) of the participants. The majority of respondents reported positive engagement with the program. During the study period, managers' knowledge regarding their role in managing mental health issues (P=.01) and their confidence in communicating with employees regarding mental illness (P<.001) significantly increased. In addition, a significant increase was observed from the baseline in managers' self-reported actions to use strategies to prevent and decrease stress among their team members (P=.02).

conclusionsAlthough caution is needed due to the absence of a control group, preliminary results of this study suggest that HeadCoach could be a feasible, acceptable, and efficient method of training managers in best workplace practices to help support the mental health needs of their staff.

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manager; supervisor training; workplace mental health; mental health education; online intervention; knowledge; attitudes; behaviour; eHealth

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PMCPMC6053610

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