Trial reportJournal of occupational rehabilitation2024
Effectiveness of a Stigma Awareness Intervention on Reemployment of People with Mental Health Issues/Mental Illness: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.
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- Improving Vocational Rehabilitation for people with Mental Health Problems through Intersectoral Collaboration: A Mixed-Method Implementation Study.Administration and policy in mental health · 2026Article
- Mental Healthcare Professionals' Own Mental Health Disclosure to their Supervisor: Investigating Barriers and Facilitators, Experiences, and Needs.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Outcomes of Individual Placement and Support for Patients With Severe Mental Illness in Italy.International journal of public health · 2026Article
- Using nominal group technique to select an HIV status disclosure decision aid for adaptation in Georgia.PloS one · 2026Article
- The Job Demands and Accommodation Planning Tool (JDAPT): A Nine-Month Evaluation of Use, Changes in Self-efficacy, Presenteeism, and Absenteeism in Workers with Chronic and Episodic Disabilities.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Responsible Portrayal of Mental Health Issues in Visual Media.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Public Beliefs and Perception of Mental Disorders in Poland-A 2025 Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Improving Work Participation Outcomes Among Unemployed People with Mental Health Issues/Mental Illness: Feasibility of a Stigma Awareness Intervention.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Pre-job loss grief reactions and work attachment among sick-listed employees: Introduction of the imminent Job Loss Scale.BMC psychology · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeA barrier for reemployment of people with mental health issues/mental illness (MHI) is workplace stigma and discrimination. In this RCT the effectiveness of a stigma-awareness intervention addressing finding work, retaining work and decisional stress were evaluated.
methodsA cluster RCT was conducted in 8 Dutch municipal practices. Randomisation took place at practice level. Participants were unemployed people with MHI, receiving social benefits. The intervention consisted of a decision aid for workplace disclosure for participants and a 2 × 3 h stigma-awareness training for their employment specialists. Primary outcomes were measured at baseline, 3-, 6- and 12-months. Multilevel analyses, containing random intercepts of participants nested in organizations, were conducted to analyse the effects of the intervention.
resultsParticipants (N = 153) were randomized to an experimental (n = 76) or control group (n = 77). At six months, significantly more participants of the experimental group (51%) had found work compared to the control group (26%). At twelve months, significantly more participants of the experimental group (49%) had retained work compared to the control group (23%). Intention-to-treat analyses showed that randomization to the experimental group was associated with finding (OR(95%CI) = 7.78(1.33-45.53), p = 0.02) and retaining (OR(95%CI) = 12.15(2.81-52.63), p < 0.01) work more often at twelve months. Analyses showed that the experimental and control group did not differ in decisional stress.
conclusionsOur stigma awareness intervention was effective for finding and retaining work. As the percentage of people who found and retained work almost doubled, this suggests that on a societal level, a vast number of unemployed people could be reemployed with a relatively simple intervention.
trial registrationThe study was retrospectively registered at the Dutch Trial Register (TRN: NL7798, date: 04-06-2019).
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