ReviewScandinavian journal of work, environment & health2023
How effective are organizational-level interventions in improving the psychosocial work environment, health, and retention of workers? A systematic overview of systematic reviews.
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71 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review of Workplace Interventions to Support Young Workers' Safety, Work Environment and Health.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of interventions implemented by occupational health professionals to prevent work-related stress complaints: a systematic review.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Pooled 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
- Effectiveness of a team-level participatory approach aimed at improving sustainable employability among long-term care workers: a randomized controlled trial.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Trial
- The Impact of Implementing Virtual Diabetes Group Visits on Staff and Provider Wellbeing, Job Satisfaction, and Burnout: A Mixed Methods Analysis.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Trial
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- Reducing work-related stress among health professionals by using a training-based intervention programme for leaders in a cluster randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Organisational and social work-environment experiences after care manager implementation: a repeated cross-sectional study in Swedish primary care.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2026Article
- Work Experience of Sessional Teaching Staff in Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing open · 2026Article
- Self-Reported Training Needs and Continuing-Education Preferences of the School Medicine Workforce in Romania: A National Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Working conditions and mental health among doctors and nurses in the European Union, Iceland, and Norway: a cross-sectional survey.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- Barriers and Facilitators of Implementing Workplace Interventions Supporting Young Workers' Safety, Work Environment and Health: A Scoping Review of Qualitative and Mixed-Method Studies.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Transforming pharmacy practice through contemporary leadership models: Behaviouraldrivers of workplace motivation, innovation and professional performance.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2026Review
- Examining the psychometric properties of the Occupational Stress Injury Resiliency Tool with comparison of concurrent, and predictive validity with other leading indicators of work-related psychological conditions.Annals of work exposures and health · 2026Article
- Psychosocial and Organizational Determinants of Perceived Occupational Exposure and Job Satisfaction Among Intensive Care Unit Nurses.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Changes in emotional demands at work and subsequent risk of long-term sickness absence: a nationwide cohort study in Denmark.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Workplace Wellbeing in Ontario's Public Sector: Employee and Employer Perspectives on Workplace Supports.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Job Problems in Suicide: National Violent Death Reporting System, 2020-2022.American journal of preventive medicine · 2026Article
- Organizational Climate Factors Influencing Job Satisfaction in Rural Health Care Workplaces in Upper-Middle-Income and High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Beyond risk reduction of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: The CoWork musculoskeletal health model.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to systematically review the effectiveness of organizational-level interventions in improving the psychosocial work environment and workers' health and retention.
methodsWe conducted an overview of systematic reviews on organizational-level interventions published between 2000 and 2020. We systematically searched academic databases, screened reference lists, and contacted experts, yielding 27 736 records. Of the 76 eligible reviews, 24 of weak quality were excluded, yielding 52 reviews of moderate (N=32) or strong (N=20) quality, covering 957 primary studies. We assessed quality of evidence based on quality of review, consistency of results, and proportion of controlled studies.
resultsOf the 52 reviews, 30 studied a specific intervention approach and 22 specific outcomes. Regarding intervention approaches, we found strong quality of evidence for interventions focusing on "changes in working time arrangements" and moderate quality of evidence for "influence on work tasks or work organization", "health care approach changes", and "improvements of the psychosocial work environment". Regarding outcomes, we found strong quality of evidence for interventions about "burnout" and moderate quality evidence for "various health and wellbeing outcomes". For all other types of interventions, quality of evidence was either low or inconclusive, including interventions on retention.
conclusionsThis overview of reviews identified strong or moderate quality of evidence for the effectiveness of organizational-level interventions for four specific intervention approaches and two health outcomes. This suggests that the work environment and the health of employees can be improved by certain organizational-level interventions. We need more research, especially about implementation and context, to improve the evidence.
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