Centre Fòrum Research Unit, Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Addiction (INAD), Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Mental Health Research Group, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain.
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2023 Apr;273(3):739-753. doi: 10.1007/s00406-022-01443-3. Epub 2022 Jul 22.
An expert survey was designed to support the development of a workplace-based multi-country intervention tackling depression, anxiety, and mental illness-related stigma in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Academic experts and representatives of SME organisations, specific sector organisations, labour or advocacy groups, and occupational health organisations, were contacted across eight European countries and Australia. The survey comprised closed and open text questions to assess expert opinion about interventions for employees with mental health difficulties, interventions supporting their managers, and anti-stigma interventions. The survey was available in six languages. The online platform Qualtrics was used for data collection. Quantitative data was analysed through descriptive statistics and qualitative data was analysed through thematic analysis. Sixty-five of 146 experts responded, representing a 42% response rate. Results showed only 26.2% of experts agreed that employees could speak openly about mental health issues, and 81.5% of experts indicated a large or medium unmet need for support for employees with mental health issues. Psychoeducational materials, face-to-face workshops and interventions based on cognitive behavioural therapy were ranked most likely to be taken up by employees. Experts rated as most useful for managers' guidelines on how to act if an employee has mental health issues (67.7%). The greatest number of experts indicated workshops of people with lived experience of mental illness (80.0%) and awareness campaigns (78.5%) were most required to tackle stigma. Responses were consistent between experts from different countries and areas of expertise. Experts in this multinational survey assessed that interventions supporting mental health in the workplace and tackling stigma are greatly needed. A multicomponent intervention with a wide range of materials and tools is supported.
一项专家调查旨在支持制定一项基于工作场所的多国干预措施，以解决中小企业（SMEs）中与抑郁、焦虑和精神疾病相关的污名问题。在八个欧洲国家和澳大利亚联系了学术专家和中小企业组织代表、特定部门组织、劳工或倡导团体以及职业健康组织。该调查包括封闭式和开放式文本问题，以评估专家对员工心理健康问题干预措施、支持其经理的干预措施以及反污名干预措施的意见。该调查提供六种语言版本。使用在线平台 Qualtrics 进行数据收集。通过描述性统计分析对定量数据进行分析，通过主题分析对定性数据进行分析。在 146 名专家中，有 65 名做出了回应，回应率为 42%。结果表明，只有 26.2%的专家同意员工可以公开谈论心理健康问题，81.5%的专家表示，员工对心理健康问题的支持存在很大或中等的未满足需求。心理教育材料、面对面研讨会和基于认知行为疗法的干预措施被认为最有可能被员工接受。专家们认为，如果员工有心理健康问题，经理的指导方针（即如何采取行动）最有用（67.7%）。表示最需要开展有精神疾病经历的人工作坊（80.0%）和宣传活动（78.5%）以解决污名问题的专家人数最多。不同国家和专业领域的专家的回应一致。这项多国家调查的专家评估认为，支持工作场所心理健康和解决污名问题的干预措施非常需要。支持使用广泛的材料和工具的多组分干预措施。
