Promoting mental health through collaboration between workplaces and occupational health services – Preliminary findings from a survey and workshop in Finland
Disability due to mental health problems places a significant burden on both society and the individual. Occupational health professionals play a key role in promoting mental health in collaboration with workplaces. Our study focused on the joint preventive mental health practices of workplaces and...
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| description | Disability due to mental health problems places a significant burden on both society and the individual. Occupational health professionals play a key role in promoting mental health in collaboration with workplaces. Our study focused on the joint preventive mental health practices of workplaces and occupational health services (OHS). We used a multiple method approach. We gathered data in parallel from September to October 2021 through an online survey and a workshop of 102 participants. The survey was sent to 25 workplaces and their OHS (N = 25), and assessed employee perceptions of collaboration in mental health practices. We set no exclusion criteria and included all responses. We used Fisher’s Exact Test in the statistical analysis. We studied 140 comments on the means of the mental health support obtained in the workshop, using content analysis. The survey response rate was 78 % (N = 39). The OHS providers (N = 15) claimed that mental health support was being provided through collaboration, and 74 % (N = 24) of the workplaces agreed. Content analysis streamlined collaboration methods into six upper categories: by (1) Planning measures together, (2) Strengthening employees’ resources, (3) Discussing work ability, (4) Providing supervisors/managers with support, (5) Discussing and collaborating, and (6) Clarifying responsibilities and roles in the support of mental health. We found 55 different practices for streamlining collaboration between workplaces and OHS. We conclude that the practices to promote mental health through collaboration between workplaces and OHS require joint planning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d5c18eb4ccb34c40bdd6c43478d7a0672023-12-10T06:14:49ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552024-01-0137102534Promoting mental health through collaboration between workplaces and occupational health services – Preliminary findings from a survey and workshop in FinlandMinna Majuri0Mari-Anne Wallius1Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland; University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Clinicum, Department of Public Health, Finland; Corresponding author at: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland.Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, FinlandDisability due to mental health problems places a significant burden on both society and the individual. Occupational health professionals play a key role in promoting mental health in collaboration with workplaces. Our study focused on the joint preventive mental health practices of workplaces and occupational health services (OHS). We used a multiple method approach. We gathered data in parallel from September to October 2021 through an online survey and a workshop of 102 participants. The survey was sent to 25 workplaces and their OHS (N = 25), and assessed employee perceptions of collaboration in mental health practices. We set no exclusion criteria and included all responses. We used Fisher’s Exact Test in the statistical analysis. We studied 140 comments on the means of the mental health support obtained in the workshop, using content analysis. The survey response rate was 78 % (N = 39). The OHS providers (N = 15) claimed that mental health support was being provided through collaboration, and 74 % (N = 24) of the workplaces agreed. Content analysis streamlined collaboration methods into six upper categories: by (1) Planning measures together, (2) Strengthening employees’ resources, (3) Discussing work ability, (4) Providing supervisors/managers with support, (5) Discussing and collaborating, and (6) Clarifying responsibilities and roles in the support of mental health. We found 55 different practices for streamlining collaboration between workplaces and OHS. We conclude that the practices to promote mental health through collaboration between workplaces and OHS require joint planning.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335523004254CollaborationWorkplaceOccupationalhealthserviceMentalhealth |
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| title | Promoting mental health through collaboration between workplaces and occupational health services – Preliminary findings from a survey and workshop in Finland |
| title_full | Promoting mental health through collaboration between workplaces and occupational health services – Preliminary findings from a survey and workshop in Finland |
| title_fullStr | Promoting mental health through collaboration between workplaces and occupational health services – Preliminary findings from a survey and workshop in Finland |
| title_full_unstemmed | Promoting mental health through collaboration between workplaces and occupational health services – Preliminary findings from a survey and workshop in Finland |
| title_short | Promoting mental health through collaboration between workplaces and occupational health services – Preliminary findings from a survey and workshop in Finland |
| title_sort | promoting mental health through collaboration between workplaces and occupational health services preliminary findings from a survey and workshop in finland |
| topic | Collaboration Workplace Occupationalhealthservice Mentalhealth |
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