title: Impact of organisational change on mental health: a systematic review.
abstract: Although limited evidence is available, organisational change is often cited as the cause of mental health problems. This paper provides an overview of the current literature regarding the impact of organisational change on mental health. A systematic search in PUBMED, PsychInfo and Web of Knowledge combining MeSH search terms for exposure and outcome. The criterion for inclusion was original data on exposure to organisational change with mental health problems as outcome. Both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies were included. We found in 11 out of 17 studies, an association between organisational change and elevated risk of mental health problems was observed, with a less provident association in the longitudinal studies. Based on the current research, this review cannot provide sufficient evidence of an association between organisational change and elevated risk of mental health problems. More studies of long-term effects are required including relevant analyses of confounders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Danish Ramazzini Center, Aalborg DK-9000, Denmark. sigb@rn.dk
authors.forename: Simon Grandjean
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Bamberger
authors.forename: Anker Lund
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Vinding
authors.forename: Anelia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fonager
authors.forename: René Nesgaard
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ryom
authors.forename: Øyvind
authors.initials: Ø
authors.lastname: Omland
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D008603:Mental Health; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*