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Promotion of mental health literacy and mental well-being in a Portuguese unemployed population sample: Effectiveness assessment of a capacity building community-based intersectoral intervention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

M.J. Heitor dos Santos ,
S. Moreira ,
A. Dinis ,
A. Virgolino ,
J. Carreiras ,
R. Rosa ,
S. Ambrósio ,
E. Lopes ,
T. Fernandes  and
O. Santos
M.J. Heitor dos Santos
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Departamento de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Lisbon, Portugal
S. Moreira
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Psicologia da Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal
A. Dinis
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal
A. Virgolino
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal
J. Carreiras
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal
R. Rosa
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal
S. Ambrósio
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal
E. Lopes
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal
T. Fernandes
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal
O. Santos
Affiliation:
Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Pública, Instituto de Saúde Ambiental, Lisbon, Portugal

Abstract

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Introduction

Economic crises have consequences on labor market, with impacts on mental health (MH) and psychological well-being (PWB). We describe the effectiveness of an intervention among unemployed, performed within EEA Grants Healthy Employment project.

Objectives

Evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention for MH literacy, PWB and resilience among unemployed.

Aims

MH and PWB promotion, common mental disorders prevention and inequalities reduction linked to unemployment.

Methods

A five modules intervention (life-work balance; impact of unemployment on PWB and MH; stigma; depression and anxiety; health promotion) distributed by 20 hours was developed based on literature reviews and a Delphi panel. It was delivered to unemployees from two public employment centers (PECs). Inclusion criteria: 18–65 years old; registration in PEC for less than a year; minimum of nine years of formal education. Control groups from the same PECs received the care-as-usual. Measures of psychological WB, MH self-reported symptoms, life satisfaction, resilience and mental health literacy were collected through an online survey before and one week after intervention.

Results

Overall, 87 unemployed participated, 48% allocated to the intervention group (IG); 56% women (21–64 years old), average education was 15 years. Mixed measures ANOVA showed that the interaction between time and group was significant for PWB and MH literacy measures. The IG showed better self-reported PWB and improved MH literacy after intervention, compared to controls. No significant interactions were found for MH symptoms, life satisfaction and resilience.

Conclusions

This study shows the contribution of short-term community-based interventions in increasing MH literacy and PWB among unemployed.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster Viewing: Promotion of mental health
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S736
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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