Aimée Gayed|Josie Milligan-Saville|Jennifer Nicholas|Bridget T. Bryan|Anthony D. LaMontagne|Allison Milner|Ira Madan|Rafael A. Calvo|Helen Christensen|Arnstein Mykletun|Nick Glozier|Samuel B Harvey
Effectiveness of training workplace managers to understand and support the mental health needs of employees: a systematic review and meta-analysis
UNSW Sydney|Black Dog Institute|UNSW Sydney|UNSW Sydney|Black Dog Institute|UNSW Sydney|Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations|University of Melbourne|Deakin University|University of Melbourne|King's College London|St. Thomas Hospital|St Thomas' Hospital|University of Sydney|Black Dog Institute|UNSW Sydney|UiT The Arctic University of Norway|Haukeland University Hospital|Centre for Mental Health|Nordland Hospital Trust|Norwegian Institute of Public Health|UNSW Sydney|University of Sydney|Black Dog Institute|UNSW Sydney
managers influential position make decisions impact mental health wellbeing employees result increasing trend organisations provide managers training reduce workbased mental health risk factors employees systematic search literature conducted identify workplace interventions managers emphasis mental health employees reporting directing metaanalysis performed calculate pooled effect sizes using random effects model manager employee outcomes ten controlled trials identified relevant review outcomes evaluating managers mental health knowledge standardised mean difference smd073 95 ci 043 103 p0001 nonstigmatising attitudes towards mental health smd036 95 ci 018 053 p0001 improving behaviour supporting employees experiencing mental health problems smd059 95 ci 014 103 p001 found significant pooled effect sizes favouring intervention significant pooled effect found small number studies evaluating psychological symptoms employees p028 metaanalysis indicates training managers workplace mental health improve knowledge attitudes selfreported behaviour supporting employees experiencing mental health problems present findings regarding impact manager training levels psychological distress among employees remain preliminary limited amount research evaluating employee outcomes available review suggests order understand effectiveness manager training employees increase collection employee level data required