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Does Nothing's Working? have a real impact on companies? It’s a question that many might ask. To answer it, Dr. Richard Boyer, a chartered researcher at the Université de Montréal and the Centre de recherche Fernand-Seguin, performed two evaluation studies in the spring of 2006, one to assess the program and the other on its impact on companies.
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The results of these studies were presented at a conference during the 40th congress of the Association des médecins psychiatres du Québec (AMPQ) held June 14 to 17, 2006 in Quebec City.
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The assessment study was conducted among 565 managers from 35 different companies that participated in the survey. The study showed that:
- There is strong internal consistency on assessment questions
- Participants were very satisfied with the training
- The content was relevant to companies
- The training seemed to help people in their work
- The perception of help received is a function of its usefulness
- The perception of the usefulness was higher in the workshop on preventive management
With regard to the impact of the training, managers from two companies agreed to participate in the study, which revealed that:
- The level of knowledge is increasing
- The perception of personal effectiveness is increasing
- The perception of the importance of one’s role in prevention is high and remains stable
- The perception of the drop in performance associated with mental health problems can still increase in the sense that managers can be increasingly aware of the issue
One of the most encouraging elements of this study is that 92% of managers said that the solutions proposed by the program are highly applicable to their workplace. They can therefore have a real impact on the costs of depression and other mental illnesses in companies.
The reaction of the audience during the conference, many of whom were psychiatrists, was unanimous: “Many workplaces would benefit from Nothing's Working? For some, the hospital environment where employees “are dropping like flies because of workload, crazy schedules, etc.” is among those that should be made particularly aware of this problem which is growing more and more and should be equipped to handle it.”