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ArticleJMIR mental health2020

Digital Peer Support Mental Health Interventions for People With a Lived Experience of a Serious Mental Illness: Systematic Review.

Karen L Fortuna, John A Naslund, Jessica M LaCroix, Cynthia L Bianco, Jessica M Brooks, Yaara Zisman-Ilani, Anjana Muralidharan, Patricia Deegan

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Article in JMIR mental health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05083676 (A Study Protocol on Peer Digital Acceset), which is not on this map. Cited by 130 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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130citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
34.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT05083676 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

A Study Protocol on Peer Digital Acceset (PDA): A Randomized Controlled Trial to Translate Online Peer Support for Youth Mental Well-being

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe N.1 Institute for Health (N.1)Ran2022 to 2023Enrolled100ConditionsMental Health IssueArmsAcceset Intervention
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Karen L FortunaDartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0343-2346
John A NaslundDepartment of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6777-0104
Jessica M LaCroixDepartment of Medical & Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Rockville, MD, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4040-4275
Cynthia L BiancoThe Giesel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, Concord, NH, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2730-3226
Jessica M BrooksGeriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, James J Peters VA Medical Center, New York, NY, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0830-3527
Yaara Zisman-IlaniDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6852-2583
Anjana MuralidharanDepartment of Medical & Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Rockville, MD, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9155-5524
Patricia DeeganPat Deegan and Associates, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6650-009X
Dartmouth College · USUniformed Services University of the Health Sciences · USGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center · USHarvard University · USTemple University · US

Funding

Peer-Delivered and Technology-Assisted Integrated Illness Management and RecoveryK01MH117496 · NIMH · DARTMOUTH-HITCHCOCK CLINIC · PI FORTUNA, KAREN L. · 2019 to 2023
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Peer Support for Exercise in Older Veterans with Psychotic DisordersIK2RX002339 · VA · BALTIMORE VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI MURALIDHARAN, ANJANA · 2017 to 2021
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NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH117496NIMH NIH HHS L30 MH111001RRD VA IK2 RX002339
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPeer support is recognized globally as an essential recovery service for people with mental health conditions. With the influx of digital mental health services changing the way mental health care is delivered, peer supporters are increasingly using technology to deliver peer support. In light of these technological advances, there is a need to review and synthesize the emergent evidence for peer-supported digital health interventions for adults with mental health conditions.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to identify and review the evidence of digital peer support interventions for people with a lived experience of a serious mental illness.

methodsThis systematic review was conducted using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) procedures. The PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Central, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases were searched for peer-reviewed articles published between 1946 and December 2018 that examined digital peer support interventions for people with a lived experience of a serious mental illness. Additional articles were found by searching the reference lists from the 27 articles that met the inclusion criteria and a Google Scholar search in June 2019. Participants, interventions, comparisons, outcomes, and study design (PICOS) criteria were used to assess study eligibility. Two authors independently screened titles and abstracts, and reviewed all full-text articles meeting the inclusion criteria. Discrepancies were discussed and resolved. All included studies were assessed for methodological quality using the Methodological Quality Rating Scale.

resultsA total of 30 studies (11 randomized controlled trials, 2 quasiexperimental, 15 pre-post designs, and 2 qualitative studies) were included that reported on 24 interventions. Most of the studies demonstrated feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of peer-to-peer networks, peer-delivered interventions supported with technology, and use of asynchronous and synchronous technologies.

conclusionsDigital peer support interventions appear to be feasible and acceptable, with strong potential for clinical effectiveness. However, the field is in the early stages of development and requires well-powered efficacy and clinical effectiveness trials.

trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42020139037; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID= 139037.

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digital mental healthpeer supportrecovery

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PMID32243256
PMCPMC7165313
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