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Social Support and Supervisory Quality Interventions in the Workplace: A Stakeholder-Centered Best-Evidence Synthesis of Systematic Reviews on Work Outcomes.
Int J Occup Environ Med. 2015 10; 6(4):189-204.IJ

Abstract

BACKGROUND

There is controversy surrounding the impact of workplace interventions aimed at improving social support and supervisory quality on absenteeism, productivity and financial outcomes.

OBJECTIVE

To determine the value of social support interventions for work outcomes.

METHODS

Databases were searched for systematic reviews between 2000 and 2012 to complete a synthesis of systematic reviews guided by the PRISMA statement and the IOM guidelines for systematic reviews. Assessment of articles for inclusion and methodological quality was conducted independently by at least two researchers, with differences resolved by consensus.

RESULTS

The search resulted in 3363 titles of which 3248 were excluded following title/abstract review, leaving 115 articles that were retrieved and underwent full article review. 10 articles met the set inclusion criteria, with 7 focusing on social support, 2 on supervisory quality and 1 on both. We found moderate and limited evidence, respectively, that social support and supervisory quality interventions positively impact workplace outcomes.

CONCLUSION

There is moderate evidence that social support and limited evidence that supervisory quality interventions have a positive effect on work outcomes.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Wagner SL
School of Health Sciences, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, Canada. wagners@unbc.ca.
White MI
No affiliation info available
Schultz IZ
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Williams-Whitt K
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Koehn C
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Dionne CE
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Koehoorn M
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Harder HG
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Pasca R
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Wärje O
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Hsu V
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McGuire L
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Lama I
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Schulz W
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Kube D
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Wright MD
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MeSH

AbsenteeismAdolescentAdultAgedHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicMiddle AgedOutcome Assessment, Health CareReview Literature as TopicSocial SupportWorkWorkplaceYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

26498048

Citation

Wagner, S L., et al. "Social Support and Supervisory Quality Interventions in the Workplace: a Stakeholder-Centered Best-Evidence Synthesis of Systematic Reviews On Work Outcomes." The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 6, no. 4, 2015, pp. 189-204.
Wagner SL, White MI, Schultz IZ, et al. Social Support and Supervisory Quality Interventions in the Workplace: A Stakeholder-Centered Best-Evidence Synthesis of Systematic Reviews on Work Outcomes. Int J Occup Environ Med. 2015;6(4):189-204.
Wagner, S. L., White, M. I., Schultz, I. Z., Williams-Whitt, K., Koehn, C., Dionne, C. E., Koehoorn, M., Harder, H. G., Pasca, R., Wärje, O., Hsu, V., McGuire, L., Lama, I., Schulz, W., Kube, D., & Wright, M. D. (2015). Social Support and Supervisory Quality Interventions in the Workplace: A Stakeholder-Centered Best-Evidence Synthesis of Systematic Reviews on Work Outcomes. The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 6(4), 189-204. https://doi.org/10.15171/ijoem.2015.608
Wagner SL, et al. Social Support and Supervisory Quality Interventions in the Workplace: a Stakeholder-Centered Best-Evidence Synthesis of Systematic Reviews On Work Outcomes. Int J Occup Environ Med. 2015;6(4):189-204. PubMed PMID: 26498048.
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