Organizational Workplace Mental Health: An Emerging Role for Occupational Therapy

Thompson, Alexandra N; Fugard, Madison I.; Kirsh, Bonnie

doi:10.1080/0164212x.2021.1908925

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“…In the workplace, occupational therapy interventions focus on the impact of health and wellness on an employee’s ability to meet the demands of their job; and can include collaboration with workers and employers towards health promotion, workplace modification, improving access and recommending or providing assistive devices, and case management 10. There is a growing need for organisational workplace-based mental health programmes, which may require occupational therapists to focus on group or population-based programmes that consider both the needs of the workers and employers 11…”

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Workplace-based occupational therapy for mental health in Africa: a scoping review protocol

Hoosain

Plastow

2022

BMJ Open

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IntroductionAlthough mental health at work is a pressing and growing concern, mental healthcare accounts for less than 2% of global healthcare, with marked inequality across continents. Africa has the smallest proportion of mental health service providers, and the highest rate of out-of-pocket expenditure for mental health service users. Poor mental health at work results in costs to workers, employers and the economy. This review aims to collaborate with stakeholders to identify literature on workplace-based occupational therapy interventions supporting the mental health of workers in Africa.Methods and analysisWe will search Medline (PubMed), EBSCOhost (Academic Search Premier, AfricaWide Information, CINAHL, Health Source: Nursing/Academic), Scopus, Web of Science, Sabinet, Cochrane and OTSeeker for qualitative and quantitative primary research studies. Grey literature will be searched via Sabinet and ProQuest. No language or date restrictions will be applied. Title and abstract screening as well as full-text screening will be done independently by two reviewers. Data extracted will include information about the articles, characteristics of studies and interventions, and findings. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines will be used for reporting results. Three groups of stakeholders will be consulted during the review process: service users/workers, employers and service providers/occupational therapists.Ethics and disseminationThis scoping review does not require ethics approval. Findings of the review will be disseminated through stakeholder engagements, peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.

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