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SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2020

A systematic review of influences on implementation of peer support work for adults with mental health problems.

Nashwa Ibrahim, Dean Thompson, Rebecca Nixdorf, Jasmine Kalha, Richard Mpango, Galia Moran, Annabel Mueller-Stierlin, Grace Ryan, Candelaria Mahlke, Donat Shamba and 3 more

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 111 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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111citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

111 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Operationalizing the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to build and support the lived experience workforce in direct health service provision.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024
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  17. Beyond 'The Squeaky Wheel': The Passion, Precarity and Potential of the Family/Carer Lived Experience Workforce in the Queensland Mental Health System.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Nashwa IbrahimSchool of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG7 2TU, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3375-7451
Dean ThompsonSchool of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG7 2TU, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9095-5593
Rebecca NixdorfDepartment of Psychiatry, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
Jasmine KalhaCentre for Mental Health Law and Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7357-2366
Richard MpangoButabika National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6960-3174
Galia MoranBen Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9718-1773
Annabel Mueller-StierlinDepartment of Psychiatry II, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2812-5115
Grace RyanLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Candelaria MahlkeLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9573-6106
Donat ShambaIfakara Health Institute, Ifakara, Tanzania.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7431-7199
Bernd PuschnerButabika National Referral Hospital, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2929-4271
Julie RepperNottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Nottingham, UK.
Mike SladeSchool of Health Sciences, Institute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG7 2TU, UK. m.slade@nottingham.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7020-3434

Funding

Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme 779263
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe evidence base for peer support work in mental health is established, yet implementation remains a challenge. The aim of this systematic review was to identify influences which facilitate or are barriers to implementation of mental health peer support work.

methodsData sources comprised online databases (n = 11), journal table of contents (n = 2), conference proceedings (n = 18), peer support websites (n = 2), expert consultation (n = 38) and forward and backward citation tracking. Publications were included if they reported on implementation facilitators or barriers for formal face-to-face peer support work with adults with a mental health problem, and were available in English, French, German, Hebrew, Luganda, Spanish or Swahili. Data were analysed using narrative synthesis. A six-site international survey [Germany (2 sites), India, Israel, Tanzania, Uganda] using a measure based on the strongest influences was conducted. The review protocol was pre-registered (Prospero: CRD42018094838).

resultsThe search strategy identified 5813 publications, of which 53 were included. Fourteen implementation influences were identified, notably organisational culture (reported by 53% of papers), training (42%) and role definition (40%). Ratings on a measure using these influences demonstrated preliminary evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of the identified influences.

conclusionThe identified influences provide a guide to implementation of peer support. For services developing a peer support service, organisational culture including role support (training, role clarity, resourcing and access to a peer network) and staff attitudes need to be considered. The identified influences provide a theory base to prepare research sites for implementing peer support worker interventions.

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CounselingMental HealthPeer GroupAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelGermanyHumansIndiaIsraelMental Health ServicesSurveys and QuestionnairesTanzaniaUgandaConsumer–providerImplementationMental healthPeer supportSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID31177310

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