A review and recommendations for optimal outcome
measures of anxiety, depression and general distress in studies evaluating
psychosocial interventions for English - speaking adults with heterogeneous cancer diagnoses
Workload, in particular tight deadlines, too much work and too much pressure or responsibility, a lack
of managerial support, organisational changes at work, violence and role uncertainty are identified causes
of work - related stress.1 These factors are antecedents
of sickness presenteeism which is mediated by mental and physical health.2 At the individual level, chronic stress produces long - term deleterious effects in health, namely, cardiovascular diseases, 3 burn - out,
anxiety and depression.4 Sickness absence in Europe is associated with
psychosocial work factors.5 The link between work performance, stress and health poses an important challenge to workers, employers and organisations in general, as stress should be monitored and mitigation
measures implemented accordingly.6
This review will consider studies that include the following outcome
measures: the primary outcome is preventing progression to psychosis (incidences
of sub threshold psychosis and first - episode psychosis), the secondary outcomes such as symptoms
of psychosis (both positive and negative symptoms),
psychosocial functioning, depression,
anxiety and quality
of life.