Mental Durability in NSW Police Officers

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Depressive symptoms; Anxiety symptoms; Pain; Sleep problems; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Stress - related symptoms

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000207617
• Lead Sponsor: SW Police Force

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2023-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 6 March 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Any officer referred (including self-referrals) to the NSW RECON clinics for work-related stressors, including self-reporting poor mental health, fear or avoidance of work cues due to stress and fear of injury, and which score at minimum:-
1) mild levels of anxiety and stress symptoms on the DASS (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale: DASS21); and
2) present with at least moderate sleep problems (Insomnia Severity Index; ISI); and/ or
3) score above 105 on the OMPQ (Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire) will be eligible.
NB- The DASS, ISI and OMPQ is routinely used as a screening measure at RECON clinics.

Exclusion Criteria

Officers will not be eligible if they only score uniformly in the normal range on all three measures: the DASS-21, ISI and OMPQ. Any person who scores in the clinical range only on the DASS-21 depression subscale and does not report any of the following symptoms - anxiety, stress, sleep or pain disturbances will also be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified