4. Discussion
depression, anxiety
PMR
The current study addresses a gap in the literature by evaluating an online psychoeducational course aimed at improving knowledge and use of accommodations for symptoms of anxiety and depression. Consistent with our hypotheses, the WCSC was found to result in improvements in accommodation knowledge, presenteeism, and self-efficacy compared to the WLC. Findings related to self-efficacy appear particularly promising as self-efficacy is known to contribute to overall employee well-being and has protective properties in terms of buffering employees against workplace stressors [It is unknown what specific information provided within the WCSC course led to the benefits noted above. Therefore, it is advisable that employees and employers receive and/or provide education on anxiety and depression in the workplace (symptoms, behaviours, and prevalence); possible accommodations and the process for receiving an accommodation; and evidence-based strategies for symptom management (e.g., thought challenging, PMR, managing work expectations). By having and/or providing this information, it is possible that the recipients may also experience similar benefits.While benefits to the WCSC were found, other benefits were not realized. Reductions in self-stigmatizing attitudes, depression, and anxiety were reported across both the WCSC and WLC. Unfortunately, it was not possible to assess whether the WCSC positively impacted requests or receipts of accommodations within the 8-week assessment period, as the number of disclosed requested accommodations was too low. This finding was surprising given past literature showing employees are more likely to access accommodations if they have increased awareness of what options are available to them [While supervisory leadership and organizational inclusiveness did not significantly predict accommodation requests or receiving an accommodation, these two factors did help explain some of the variance in participants’ comfort with making a full or partial disclosure. It has been previously noted that disclosure is the strongest predictor for receiving an accommodation [