SynthesisOccupational and environmental medicine2023
Workplace mental health screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness and Feasibility of Workplace-Based Mental Health Interventions for University Academic Staff: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Pooled it
- Mental health in elite sports. A continuum of strategies that athletic trainers can use to support competitive athletes with psychological issues: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Digital Mental Health Screening Alone and With the Online MINDBODYSTRONG CBT-Based Program on Burnout, Depression, Anxiety, Healthy Behaviors, and Suicidal Ideation in at-Risk Nurses at 3- and 6-Months Post-Intervention: An RCT.Worldviews on evidence-based nursing · 2026Trial
- Mental health monitoring in the workplace using artificial intelligence: A scoping review.PLOS digital health · 2026Article
- From Assessment to Impact: How Workplace Health Screening Informs Staff Wellbeing in a University Setting.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A Structural Equation Modeling Approach to the Moderating Effect of Psychological Well-Being on Burnout and Depressive Symptoms Among Mental Health Professionals.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Validation of the CONSULT-PSYCHIATR Scale: reasons for reluctance to seek psychiatric consultation among workers in Peru.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- A Proposed Taxonomy to Holistically Classify Employee Mental Health Programs: Qualitative Taxonomy Development Study.Interactive journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Roles of Psychiatry, Dietary, and Oncology Services in Occupational Medicine: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Impact of Connected Mental Health on the Work Environment of Mental Health Clinicians: Protocol for a Systematic Literature Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Workplace Mental Health Programs in Reducing Occupational Burnout: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Mental disorder symptoms and diagnoses are differently associated with labour market attachment and registered income until midlife: The Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2025Article
- Voluntary HIV Testing and Counselling Initiatives in Occupational Settings: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The acceptability of a novel seismocardiography device for measuring VOBMC public health · 2025Article
- The drivers of mental health service utilisation among public primary healthcare workers in Negeri Sembilan.PloS one · 2025Article
- Predicting alcohol use disorder risk in firefighters using a multimodal deep learning model: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- How are motivational interviewing techniques associated with US healthcare employees' mental health help-seeking behaviours when using the interactive screening programme.BMJ public health · 2024Article
- A mentally healthy framework to guide employers and policy makers.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Values and preferences related to workplace mental health programs and interventions: An international survey.PloS one · 2023Article
- The role of the occupational physician in the early detection of occupational diseases.Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMTReview
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Abstract
Workplaces are an important location for population mental health interventions. Screening to detect employees at risk of or experiencing mental ill health is increasingly common. This systematic review and meta-analysis examined the efficacy of workplace mental health screening programmes on employee mental health, work outcomes, user satisfaction, positive mental health, quality of life, help-seeking and adverse effects. PubMed, PsycINFO, EMBASE, CENTRAL, Global Index Medicus, Global Health and SciELO were searched (database inception-10 November 2022) and results screened by two independent reviewers. Controlled trials evaluating screening of workers' mental health as related to their employment were included. Random effects meta-analysis was performed to calculate pooled effect sizes for each outcome of interest. Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation was conducted to evaluate the certainty of findings. Of the 12 328 records screened, 11 were included. These reported 8 independent trials collectively assessing 2940 employees. Results indicated screening followed by advice or referral was ineffective in improving employee mental health symptoms (n=3; d=-0.07 (95% CI -0.29 to 0.15)). Screening followed by facilitated access to treatment interventions demonstrated a small improvement in mental health (n=4; d=-0.22 (95% CI -0.42 to -0.02)). Limited effects were observed for other outcomes. Certainty ranged from low to very low. The evidence supporting workplace mental health screening programmes is limited and available data suggest mental health screening alone does not improve worker mental health. Substantial variation in the implementation of screening was observed. Further research disentangling the independent effect of screening alongside the efficacy of other interventions to prevent mental ill health at work is required.
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