Sandra Moll|Scott B. Patten|Heather Stuart|Bonnie Kirsh|Joy C. MacDermid
Beyond silence: protocol for a randomized parallel-group trial comparing two approaches to workplace mental health education for healthcare employees
McMaster University|University of Calgary|Queen's University|University of Toronto|McMaster University
mental illness significant growing problem canadian healthcare organizations leading tremendous personal social financial costs individuals colleagues employers patients early appropriate intervention needed unfortunately workers get help need timely way due barriers related poor mental health literacy stigma inadequate access mental health services workplace education training one promising approach early identification support workers struggling little known however approach effective particularly context healthcare work purpose study compare impact customized contactbased education approach standard mental health literacy training mental health knowledge stigmatized beliefs helpseekinghelpoutreach behaviors healthcare employeesa multicentre randomized twogroup parallel group trial design adopted two hundred healthcare employees randomly assigned one two educational interventions beyond silence peerled program customized healthcare workplace mental health first aid standardized literacy based training program pre post 3month followup surveys track changes knowledge mental health literacy attitudes towards mental illness helpseekinghelpoutreach behavior intenttotreat repeated measures analysis conducted compare changes two groups time terms primary outcome behavior change linear regression modeling used explore extent knowledge attitudes predict behavior change qualitative interviews participants leaders also conducted examine process implementation programsthis one first experimental studies compare outcomes standard mental health literacy training intervention added antistigma component using bestpractices contactbased education study findings inform recommendations designing workplace mental health education promote early intervention employees mental health issues context healthcare workmay 2014 clinicaltrialsgov nct02158871