Publications by authors named "Melanie Gantner"
Article Synopsis
- * This study will evaluate the program's effectiveness by comparing a control group receiving standard treatment to an intervention group receiving additional supports over 12 months, involving 500 participants from job centers in Southern Germany.
- * Outcomes will measure not only the participants' employment status but also improvements in mental health, social integration, and overall well-being, with analyses conducted through statistical methods to determine the efficacy of the interventions.
Background: Psychotherapeutic consultation services in the workplace (PSIW) have been developed to provide collaborative mental health care for employees. The aim of this study was to analyze participant characteristics, the role of PSIW in treatment courses, and the development of sick leave before and after PSIW start.
Methods: Routine data from PSIW and health insurance of 155 participants were analyzed descriptively and by means of a multilevel negative binomial regression.
[Providing Rapid Help for Mental Strain at the Workplace: Psychosomatic Consultation in the Workplace].
Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol
November 2021
Background: Psychosomatic consultation in the workplace (PSIW) is an offer for employees who are under mental and psychosomatic strain. Core elements are early diagnosis and short-term psychotherapy with the aim of improving the care for mentally stressed employees. This article provides a characterization of patients and presents initial data on the effects of short-term psychotherapy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: This multicentre, randomised controlled trial (RCT) aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a small-group intervention promoting successful ageing at work in older nurses (aged ≥45).
Method: A sample of 115 nurses aged ≥45 from 4 trial sites in Germany were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (IG), that received a small-group intervention of seven weekly sessions of 120 min with a booster session after six weeks or to a wait-list control condition (WLC). Outcomes were measured via validated self-report questionnaires at baseline (T1) and at post-treatment (T2).