Trial reportJournal of occupational and environmental medicine2020
Protecting the Mental Health of Small-to-Medium Enterprise Owners: A Randomized Control Trial Evaluating a Self-Administered Versus Telephone Supported Intervention.
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- Effectiveness of leader-targeted stress management interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of different types of organisational workplace mental health interventions on mental health and wellbeing in healthcare workers: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to implementing workplace interventions to promote mental health: qualitative evidence synthesis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of occupational health promotion interventions on health-related outcomes among employees of small businesses and self-employed individuals: A systematic review.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Pooled it
- Stress management training for managers in small and medium-sized enterprises (KMU-GO): results of a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- PERMA-based mobile psychological intervention with and without telephone support for university students: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Associations between mental health and sociodemographic and work-related factors in Canadian SME workers: an observational study.BMC public health · 2025Observational
- Development of the occupational stress scale for small and medium-sized enterprise owners for stress prevention measures.Industrial health · 2025Article
- Workplace Health and Wellbeing in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Mixed Methods Evaluation of Provision and Support Uptake.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Worker health and well-being in Ontario's electrical sector: a quantitative study of occupational health outcomes.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Improving Well-Being and Fostering Health-Oriented Leadership among Leaders in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Personality functioning and mental distress in leaders of small- and medium sized enterprises.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Developing a framework for evaluation: a Theory of Change for complex workplace mental health interventions.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Exploring Transfer Potentials of the IMPROVEInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Counting on U training to enhance trusting relationships and mental health literacy among business advisors: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Work-related psychosocial demands related to work organization in small sized companies (SMEs) providing health-oriented services in Germany - a qualitative analysis.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Mental Health Promotion and Intervention in Occupational Settings: Protocol for a Pilot Study of the MENTUPP Intervention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a stress management training for leaders of small and medium sized enterprises - study protocol for a randomized controlled-trial.BMC public health · 2021Article
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7 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveSmall-medium enterprises (SMEs) are under-represented in occupational health research. Owner/managers face mental ill-health risks/exacerbating factors including financial stress and long working hours. This study assessed the effectiveness of a workplace mental health and wellbeing intervention specifically for SME owner/managers.
methodsTwo hundred ninety seven owner/managers of SMEs were recruited and invited to complete a baseline survey assessing their mental health and wellbeing and were then randomly allocated to one of three intervention groups: (1) self-administered, (2) self-administered plus telephone, or (3) an active control condition. After a four-month intervention period they were followed up with a second survey.
resultsIntention to treat analyses showed a significant decrease in psychological distress for both the active control and the telephone facilitated intervention groups, with the telephone group demonstrating a greater ratio of change.
conclusionThe provision of telephone support for self-administered interventions in this context appears warranted.
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