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Impact of Employee Assistance Services on Depression, Anxiety, and Risky Alcohol Use: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Melissa K Richmond1, Fred C Pampel, Randi C Wood
1OMNI Institute (Richmond, Nunes); University of Colorado Boulder (Pampel); The State of Colorado, Department of Personnel and Administration (Retired from her position in July 2015) (Wood), Denver, Colorado.
Objective:
To test the impact of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) on reducing employee depression, anxiety, and risky alcohol use, and whether improvements in clinical symptoms lead to improved work outcomes.
Methods:
The study used a prospective, quasi-experimental design with propensity score matching. Participants (n = 344) came from 20 areas of state government. EAP (n = 156) and non-EAP (n = 188) employees were matched on baseline demographic, psychosocial, and work-related characteristics that differentiate EAP from non-EAP users. Follow-up surveys were collected 2 to 12 months later (M = 6.0).
Results:
EAP significantly reduced symptoms of depression and anxiety, but not at-risk alcohol use. EAP reductions in depression and anxiety mediated EAP-based reductions in absenteeism and presenteeism.
Conclusions:
EAPs provide easy-to-access work-based services that are effective at improving employee mental health.
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