Table 3 Community level pre- and post-intervention scores assessing survey domains
Survey Item | Measurement scale | Pre-intervention mean (SD) N = 89 | Post-intervention mean (SD) N = 61 | Mean difference (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prioritizing workplace mental health domain | ||||
 1) At this time, how much of a priority is employee mental health for your organization? | 0 (lowest priority) – 5 (top priority) | 3.08 (1.18) | 3.31 (1.03) | 0.23 |
(− 0.13, 0.59) | ||||
 2) Is employee mental health an issue that your organization is looking for support to address? | 0 (No); 1 (Yes) | 0.55 (0.50) | 0.72 (0.45) | 0.17a |
(−0.003, 0.43) | ||||
 3) At this time, how much support is your organization looking for to address employee mental health? | 0 (No support) – 3 (a lot of support) | 1.84 (1.34) | 2.03 (1.21) | 0.21 |
(−0.23, 0.61) | ||||
 4) At this time, how well do you think your organization is doing in its efforts to address workplace mental health? | 0 (Not well) – 3 (very well) | 1.36 (0.91) | 1.36 (0.91) | −0.01 |
(−0.31, 0.30) | ||||
 5) In general, how would you rate employee mental health in your workplace environment? | 0 (poor) – 4 (excellent) | 1.91 (0.97) | 1.89 (0.88) | −0.02 |
(−0.33, 0.28) | ||||
 6) In general, how would you rate the amount of mental health stigma in your workplace? | 0 (high) – 3 (no stigma present) | 1.84 (0.74) | 1.71 (0.64) | −0.13 |
(−0.37, 0.11) | ||||
The Psychological Health and Safety Standard domain | ||||
 1) How familiar are you with the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace? | 0 (not at all) – 4 (extremely familiar) | 1.21 (1.36) | 1.88 (1.49) | 0.67 |
(0.20, 1.14) | ||||
 2) Has your workplace developed an action plan for implementing the Standard? | 0 (No) – 2 (Yes, a plan is developed) | 0.52 (0.73) | 0.57 (0.83) | 0.05 |
(−0.24, 0.34) | ||||
 3) Does your workplace have a mental health policy or commitment in place? | 0 (No) – 3 (Yes, one is in place) | 1.03 (1.29) | 1.40 (1.31) | 0.37 |
(−0.09, 0.84) | ||||
 4) At this time, how prepared are you to champion mental health in your workplace? | 0 (Not prepared at all) – 3 (very prepared) | 1.55 (1.01) | 1.62 (0.99) | 0.09 |
(−0.25, 0.42) | ||||
Mental health knowledge domain | ||||
 Knowledge relating to: | ||||
  1) Mental health in general | 0 (not at all) – 4 (extremely knowledgeable) | 2.13 (0.83) | 2.39 (0.74) | 0.26 |
(−0.01, 0.51) | ||||
  2) Mental health challenges in the workplace | 2.02 (0.88) | 2.36 (0.76) | 0.33 | |
(0.06, 0.60) | ||||
  3) Mental health stigma and its impact | 2.08 (0.99) | 2.34 (0.74) | 0.26 | |
(−0.02, 0.55) | ||||
  4) The legal and legislative perspectives around mental health in the workplace | 1.43 (1.08) | 1.58 (1.00) | 0.15 | |
(−0.19, 0.49) | ||||
  5) Accommodation of workers with mental illness | 1.78 (1.06) | 1.92 (0.93) | 0.13 | |
(−0.20, 0.46) | ||||
  6) Mental health promotion strategies | 1.43 (1.07) | 1.90 (0.94) | 0.47 | |
(0.14, 0.80) | ||||
  7) Existing resources to support mental health at work | 1.63 (1.02) | 1.97 (0.86) | 0.33 | |
(0.02, 0.64) | ||||
  8) How to build a business case to gain management support for mental health | 1.19 (1.06) | 1.52 (1.08) | 0.33 | |
(−0.03, 0.69) | ||||