ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2021
Patient ambassador support in newly diagnosed patients with acute leukemia during treatment: a feasibility study.
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Patient Ambassador Support in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Acute Leukemia During Treatment: a Feasibility Study
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Peer Support in Chronic Conditions from the Peer Supporters' Perspective: A Systematic Review.Psychosocial intervention · 2025Pooled it
- Peer support in patients with hematologic malignancies: a systematic review.Bone marrow transplantation · 2022Pooled it
- A Structured Peer Support Intervention for Patients With Hematologic Malignancies Undergoing Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Peer Support Interventionists' Perspectives.Transplantation and cellular therapy · 2025Article
- Exploring motivations of peer supporters for caregivers of patients with hematological malignancies-a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Implementation and Evaluation of Peer Ambassador Support to Patients Newly Diagnosed With Hematological Cancer and Their Caregivers.Nursing research and practice · 2025Article
- Evaluation of the Stronger Together Peer Mentoring Model Among Patients With Breast and Gynecologic Cancer in Viet Nam.JCO global oncology · 2024Article
- Older patients' experiences following initial diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia: A qualitative study.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2022Article
- Peer-mentor support for older vulnerable myocardial infarction patients referred to cardiac rehabilitation: single-arm feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
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purposeThis study investigated the feasibility of patient ambassador support in newly diagnosed patients with acute leukemia during treatment.
methodsA multicenter single-arm feasibility study that included patients newly diagnosed with acute leukemia (n = 36) and patient ambassadors previously treated for acute leukemia (n = 25). Prior to the intervention, all patient ambassadors attended a 6-h group training program. In the intervention, patient ambassadors provided 12 weeks of support for patients within 2 weeks of being diagnosed. Outcome measures included feasibility (primary outcome), safety, anxiety, and depression measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, quality of life by the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Leukemia and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, and symptom burden by MD Anderson Symptom Inventory, the Patient Activation Measure, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale.
resultsPatient ambassador support was feasible and safe in this population. Patients and patient ambassadors reported high satisfaction with the individually adjusted support, and patients improved in psychosocial outcomes over time. Patient ambassadors maintained their psychosocial baseline level, with no adverse events, and used the available support to exchange experiences with other patient ambassadors and to manage challenges.
conclusionThe patient ambassador support program is feasible and has the potential to be a new model of care incorporated in the hematology clinical care setting, creating an active partnership between patients and former patients. This may strengthen the existing supportive care services for patients with acute leukemia.
trial registrationNCT03493906.
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