Nicola Reavley|Amy J. Morgan|Julie A Fischer|Betty A. Kitchener|Nataly Bovopoulos|Anthony F. Jorm
Effectiveness of eLearning and blended modes of delivery of Mental Health First Aid training in the workplace: randomised controlled trial
University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne
aim workplaceaid study compare effects elearning blended elearning plus facetoface course delivery mental health first aid mhfa courses public servants knowledge stigmatising attitudes confidence providing support intentions provide support person depression posttraumatic stress disorder ptsd randomized controlled trial carried 608 australian public servants participants randomly assigned complete elearning mhfa course blended mhfa course red cross elearning provide first aid pfa control effects interventions evaluated using online questionnaires pre posttraining questionnaires centred around vignettes describing person meeting criteria depression ptsd primary outcomes mental health first aid knowledge desire social distance secondary outcomes recognition mental health problems beliefs treatment helping intentions confidence personal stigma feedback usefulness courses also collected elearning mhfa blended mhfa courses positive effects compared pfa elearning mental health first aid knowledge desire social distance beliefs professional treatments intentions confidence helping person personal stigma towards person depression ptsd small nonsignificant differences elearning mhfa blended mhfa courses outcome measures however users likely highly rate blended mhfa course terms usefulness amount learned intentions recommend course others blended mhfa course minimally effective elearning mhfa improving knowledge attitudes however course satisfaction ratings higher participants blended mhfa course potentially leading greater benefits future longerterm followup needed explore actrn12614000623695 registered 13062015 prospectively registered