Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depressive episode
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention aims to improve the psychological capital of managers as a means of reducing depression risk. The program utilises an interactive DVD format. There are two variants of the experimenta
Sponsors
Australian Research Council (ARC) (Australia)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The study is open to male and female managers of small-medium enterprises and male and female employees over the age of 18 years who volunteer to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There are no exclusion criteria but baseline mental health and treatment history will be assessed.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Mental health: depression symptoms will be assessed with the K-10 depression/anxiety screening instrument and occupational stress will be measured using the Job Tension Index 2. Work outcomes: job satisfaction and self-reported lost productivity from absenteeism and presenteeism 3. Coping and resilience: PsyCAP Inventory and the Cybernetic Coping Scale 4. Intervention satisfaction: intervention participants will be asked to report intervention engagement, compliance, credibility Measured pre- and post-intervention and at 6, 12 and 24 months post-intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychosocial work environment (employees only): team affective climate, relational justice and supervisor support. Measured pre- and post-intervention and at 6, 12 and 24 months post-intervention. | — |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed