Cochrane · systematic review · CD009778
Interventions for prevention of bullying in the workplace
Gillen, PA, Sinclair, M, Kernohan, WG, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
WorkAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
13
current version
GRADE rated
13
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 13 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Organisational level workplace culture intervention versus no intervention
Population: Employees
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Self‐reported workplace civility, on a scale of 1 to 5; higher score more civility Organisational level workplace culture intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 2969 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Self‐reported co‐worker incivility, on a scale of 0 to 6; higher score more frequent incivility Organisational level workplace culture intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 907 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Self‐reported supervisor incivility, on a scale of 0 to 6; higher score more frequent incivility Organisational level workplace culture intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 907 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Self‐reported frequency of incivility instigation, on a scale of 0 (never) ‐ 6 (daily) **; higher score more frequent incivility Organisational level workplace culture intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 907 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Self‐reported days of absenteeism in previous month. Organisational level workplace culture intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 907 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Multilevel educational intervention versus no intervention
Population: employees
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Bullying Multilevel educational intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1041 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Absenteeism Multilevel educational intervention vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 1041 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Individual level expressive‐writing versus control‐writing
Population: employees
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Self‐reported frequency of incivility victimisation. Individual level expressive‐writing vs control‐writing | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 46 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Self‐reported frequency of incivility perpetration. Individual level expressive‐writing vs control‐writing | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 46 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Individual level cognitive behavioural intervention versus no intervention
Population: Adult workers with a learning disability
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Self‐reported victimisation. Post intervention. Individual level cognitive behavioural intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.55 [0.24, 1.25] | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Self‐reported victimisation. Three‐month Individual level cognitive behavioural intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.49 [0.21, 1.15] | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Self‐reported perpetration. Post intervention. Individual level cognitive behavioural intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.64 [0.27, 1.54] | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Self‐reported perpetration. Three‐month Individual level cognitive behavioural intervention vs no intervention | RR 0.69 [0.26, 1.81] | 1 study · 60 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |