TY - JOUR
T1 - Supporting employees with mental illness and reducing mental illness-related stigma in the workplace: an expert survey
AU - MENTUPP consortium members
AU - Hogg, Bridget
AU - Moreno-Alcázar, Ana
AU - Tóth, Mónika Ditta
AU - Serbanescu, Ilinca
AU - Aust, Birgit
AU - Leduc, Caleb
AU - Paterson, Charlotte
AU - Tsantilla, Fotini
AU - Abdulla, Kahar
AU - Cerga-Pashoja, Arlinda
AU - Cresswell-Smith, Johanna
AU - Fanaj, Naim
AU - Meksi, Andia
AU - Ni Dhalaigh, Doireann
AU - Reich, Hanna
AU - Ross, Victoria
AU - Sanches, Sarita
AU - Thomson, Katherine
AU - Van Audenhove, Chantal
AU - Pérez, Victor
AU - Arensman, Ella
AU - Purebl, Gyorgy
AU - Amann, Benedikt L.
AU - O’Connor, Ainslie
AU - Szekely, Andras
AU - LaMontagne, Anthony
AU - Como, Ariel
AU - Dushaj, Arilda
AU - Doukani, Asmae
AU - Justicia, Azucena
AU - Greiner, Birgit A.
AU - Lockwood, Chris
AU - O’Connor, Cliodhna
AU - McDaid, David
AU - Kim, Dooyoung
AU - Williamson, Eileen
AU - Griffin, Eve
AU - Coppens, Evelien
AU - Burazeri, Genc
AU - Qirjako, Gentiana
AU - Davey, Grace
AU - van Weeghel, Jaap
AU - Eustace, Joe
AU - Kilroy, Joseph
AU - Hug, Juliane
AU - Kolves, Kairi
AU - Mulcahy, Karen
AU - Michell, Karen
AU - Wahlbeck, Kristian
AU - Corcoran, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/4
Y1 - 2023/4
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Anxiety
KW - Depression
KW - Expert survey
KW - Mental illness
KW - SME
KW - Stigma
KW - Workplace
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85134760762
U2 - 10.1007/s00406-022-01443-3
DO - 10.1007/s00406-022-01443-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 35867155
AN - SCOPUS:85134760762
SN - 0940-1334
VL - 273
SP - 739
EP - 753
JO - European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
JF - European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
IS - 3
ER -