Originality/value: There are very few published reports of inpatient experiences of peer support in inpatient settings.doi:10.1108/MHSI-02-2016-0007Rooney, Joy MMiles, NadineBarker, TomMental Health and Social InclusionRooney JM, Miles N, Barker T. Patients' views: peer sup- port worker on ...
The information gathered from this evaluation will contribute to a better understanding of the peer support worker position, the skills required and the types of expectations that could define successful fulfillment of the role. A Job description The findings of this evaluation lead us ...
This study contributes to the current understanding of peer workers’ value for mental health and substance use services. Furthermore, it brings in new perspectives from managers who are experienced with peer worker inclusion on how to utilize peer workers’ roles in the services. In line with fo...
Developing a change model for peer worker interventions in mental health services: a qualitative research study. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2015;24:435–45. Article PubMed CAS Google Scholar Solomon P. Peer support/peer provided services underlying processes, benefits, and critical ingredients. ...
A good example is “fellow classmate.”“Fellow” and “-mate” perform the same function. It's better to say simply “classmate.” The same is true of the equally redundant “fellow shipmate,”“ fellow roommate,”“fellow co-worker,”“fellow comrade,” and “fellow colleague.” ...
For example, an intervention group client de- scribed how her peer supporter reinforced and further clarified information she was given at the clinic: "The peer [supporter] helps to interpret some things for me that I may not have understood when the health worker was telling me. The health...
We excluded adults who had cognitive impairment, defined as having a score of 25 or lower on the 11-question Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status instrument, as they could not provide informed consent.23 To be included in the P2P group, older adults had to be receiving P2P support. Older...
The effectiveness of peer and community health worker–led self-management support programs for improving diabetes health-related outcomes in adults in low- and-middle-income countries: a systematic review. Syst Rev. 2020;9(1):133. doi:10.1186/s13643-020-01377-8 PubMedGoogle Scholar...
According to this study’s findings, most of the participants were male (50.4%), and either between 30 and 39 years old (37.9%) or 20–29 years old (36.5%); had a postgraduate degree (47.8) or were students (44.2%); and worked as a top executive manager (11.2%), city worker (...
A peer support intervention using ‘Mentor Mothers’ was implemented for mothers who had migrated to Sweden, living in socially disadvantaged communities. The Mentor Mothers had a high degree of freedom to develop strategies for facilitating empowerment of their clients according to perceived needs. Thi...