Trial reportJournal of general internal medicine2012
Qualitative analysis of peer coaches' experiences with counseling African Americans about reducing heart disease risk.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Volunteers' experiences of providing telephone-based breast-feeding peer support in the RUBY randomised controlled trial.Public health nutrition · 2020Trial
- Using peer advocates to improve access to services among hard-to-reach populations with hepatitis C: a qualitative study of client and provider relationships.Harm reduction journal · 2017Trial
- A randomized trial of peer coach and office staff support to reduce coronary heart disease risk in African-Americans with uncontrolled hypertension.Journal of general internal medicine · 2012Trial
- MyKidneyCoach, Patient Activation, and Clinical Outcomes in Diverse Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Randomized Control Pilot Trial.Transplantation direct · 2023Article
- A qualitative exploration of the experiences of peer leaders in an intervention to improve diabetes medication adherence in African Americans.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Study protocol: Using peer support to aid in prevention and treatment in prediabetes (UPSTART).Contemporary clinical trials · 2020Article
- Cardiovascular Risk and Resilience Among Black Adults: Rationale and Design of the MECA Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Article
- Understanding women veterans' preferences for peer support interventions to promote heart healthy behaviors: A qualitative study.Preventive medicine reports · 2018Article
- Peer Coaching Through mHealth Targeting Physical Activity in People With Parkinson Disease: Feasibility Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- The Role of Clinical Psychology and Peer to Peer Support in the Management of Chronic Medical Conditions - A Practical Example With Adults With Congenital Heart Disease.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Article
- Leveraging cues from person-generated health data for peer matching in online communities.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2016Article
- The Cost to Successfully Apply for Level 3 Medical Home Recognition.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDespite mounting evidence that peer coaches can make significant contributions to patient health, little is known about factors that must be addressed to engage and retain them in their role.
objectiveTo identify motivators and barriers to serving as a peer coach.
designOpen ended semi-structured interviews. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingIn a randomized trial of peer support, patients with well controlled hypertension and good interpersonal skills were recruited and trained to serve as peer coaches for African-American patients from the same practices who had poorly controlled hypertension. Peer coaches spoke by telephone at least three times with their same sex patient-clients on alternate months during the 6-month intervention and counseled about medication adherence as well as other healthy lifestyles. KEY
resultsOf 15 trained peer coaches, ten were contacted and agreed to participate in the qualitative interview. Peer coaches had a mean age of 66 years, 50% were women, and 80% were African-American. Themes regarding favorable aspects of the peer coach experience included: meaning and satisfaction derived from contributing to community health and the personal emotional and physical benefits derived from serving as a peer coach. Negative aspects centered on: challenges in establishing the initial telephone contact and wanting more information about their patient-clients' personal health conditions and status. Peer coaches endorsed gender matching but were less clear about race-matching.
conclusionsPrograms that utilize peer support to enhance positive health behaviors should recognize that a spirit of volunteerism motivates many successful peer coaches. Program planners should acknowledge the special characteristics required of successful peer coaches when selecting, motivating and training individuals for this role.
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