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Trial reportCanadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie2021

Effects of the Anti-stigma Workplace Intervention "Working Mind" in a Canadian Health-Care Setting: A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Immediate Versus Delayed Implementation.

Keith S Dobson, Veronika Markova, Alainna Wen, Laura M Smith

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Comparison of Online Resilience and Psychological Safety Courses for Canadian Public Safety Personnel.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
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  4. Interventions to reduce the stigma of mental health at work: a narrative review.Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Keith S Dobson2129University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9542-0822
Veronika Markova2129University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2357-9898
Alainna Wen6111University of Notre Dame, IN, USA.
Laura M Smith432234Nova Scotia Health Authority, NS, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe Working Mind is a program designed to reduce stigmatizing attitudes toward mental illness, improve resilience, and promote mental health in the general workplace. Previous research has revealed positive program effects in a variety of workplace settings. This study advances previous work in implementing randomization and a control group to assess the intervention's efficacy.

methodsThe program was evaluated using a cluster-randomized design, with pretest, posttest, and a 3-month follow-up in 2 implementation groups across 4 sites.

resultsThe Working Mind program was effective at decreasing mental health stigma and increasing self-reported resilience and coping skills at the pre-post assessment in both delivery groups. The program's effects were maintained to the time of 3-month follow-up. Qualitative data provided further evidence that participants benefited from the program.

conclusionsThis study represents an advancement over past research and provides further support for efficacy of the Working Mind program. Directions for future research, including replication using rigorous methodological procedures and examination of program effects over longer follow-up intervals, are discussed.

Indexed as

Mental DisordersWorkplaceCanadaHumansMental HealthSocial Stigmaevaluationmental healthrandomizationstigma

Identifiers

PMID32960651
PMCPMC8107952

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