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SynthesisInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2026

Systematic review update of organisational-level mental health promotion interventions: evidence from healthcare, construction, and telework-based mobile work settings.

Eleftherios Giovanis, Oznur Ozdamar, Birgit Aust, Johanna Cresswell-Smith, Arlinda Cerga Pashoja, Caleb Leduc, Andrea Sinesi, Carolina Piña, Chantal Van Audenhove, Gentiana Qirjako and 15 more

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5 · Who and what money

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25 authors.

Eleftherios GiovanisDepartment of International Trade and Business, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Izmir Bakircay University, Menemen, İzmir, Turkey. eleftherios.giovanis@bakircay.edu.tr.ORCID 0000-0002-7492-7461
Oznur OzdamarFaculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences Department of Economics, Izmir Bakircay University, Menemen, İzmir, Turkey.
Birgit AustNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Johanna Cresswell-SmithFinnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.
Arlinda Cerga PashojaMarys University, Twickenham, UK.
Caleb LeducSchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Andrea SinesiCentre for Healthcare and Community Research (CHeCR), University of Stirling, Stirling, UK.
Carolina PiñaEuropean Alliance Against Depression (EAAD), Leipzig, Germany.
Chantal Van AudenhoveLUCAS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Gentiana QirjakoUniversity of Medicine, Tirana & Community Centre for Health and Wellbeing, Tirana, Albania.
Victoria RossGriffith University, Parklands Dr, Southport, Australia.
Margaret KenneallyNational Suicide Research Foundation, Cork, Ireland.
Hanna ReichResearch Centre of the German Foundation for Depression and Suicide Prevention, Department of Psychiatry, Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Evelien CoppensLUCAS, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Virgínia da ConceiçãoEPIUnit ITR, Institute of Public Health of the University Porto, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Helena Pardina TornerHospital del Mar Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain.
Sevim MustafaAAB College, Prizren, Kosovo & Per Mendje te Shendoshe (PMSH), Prizren, Kosovo.
György PureblSemmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Ainslie O'ConnorPintail Ltd, Blackrock, Co., Dublin, Ireland.
Joana BückerPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas, Universidade do Vale do Taquari (UNIVATES), Lajeado, Brazil.
Silvia RivaSt Mary's University, Twickenham, London, UK.
Alexandra Perez T SeyenErasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Ella ArensmanSchool of Public Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.
Pedro LoboInnovagency, Lisbon, Portugal.
PROSPERH Consortium

Funding

HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme 101137256
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis systematic review evaluates the effectiveness of organisational-level mental health promotion interventions in healthcare, construction, and Telework and ICT-based Mobile (TICTM) work, focusing on burnout, depression, anxiety, stress, and overall mental well-being.

methodsFollowing PRISMA 2020 guidelines and registered with PROSPERO (CRD42024541652), we searched PubMed Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, and EBSCOHost Medline. Studies were included if they assessed organisational-level interventions targeting mental health outcomes, used quantitative methods with control groups, and applied validated measurement tools. Eligible publications were those appearing between 10 July 2021 and 30 June 2024 for healthcare and 17 May 2022 and 30 June 2024 for construction, reflecting the cut-off dates of our previous reviews, and between 1 January 2014 and 30 June 2024 for TICTM. Included studies were appraised for quality using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies (QATQS), and findings were synthesised using a narrative synthesis approach.

resultsSix controlled trials (four randomised, two non-randomised) met the inclusion criteria. The four healthcare-sector studies each reported significant improvements in at least one primary mental health outcome-burnout, depression, or stress. The construction-sector study found a short-term reduction in stress at 12 months, but this was not sustained at 24 months. The single TICTM study reported improvements in positive affect, a component of psychological well-being.

conclusionThis update confirmed our previous findings, showing that evidence on organisational-level interventions remains strongest in healthcare, where most studies reported improvements in at least one mental health outcome, while studies in construction and TICTM settings remain scarce. Only one study each was found for the construction sector and the TICTM setting, confirming the lack of organisational-level interventions for better mental health in sectors and settings other than healthcare. Due to this limited evidence base, no general trends can be identified. Nevertheless, the few studies suggest that organisational-level mental health promotion interventions have the potential to improve mental health outcomes in diverse settings when appropriately adapted to sector-specific conditions.

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Health PromotionMental HealthAnxietyBurnout, ProfessionalConstruction IndustryDepressionHumansWorkplaceBurnout preventionConstruction sectorMental health promotionOrganisational interventionsTelework and ICT-based mobile work (TICTM)Workplace well-being

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PMID41591487
PMCPMC12847110

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