ArticleAmerican journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses2021
Benefits of Peer Support for Intensive Care Unit Survivors: Sharing Experiences, Care Debriefing, and Altruism.
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- Development of a patient centred, structured, individually tailored, multi-component intervention to promote rehabilitation and recovery after critical illness: content, theory, and construction.NIHR open research · 2025Article
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- An Intensive Care Unit peer support group: Participants' views on format, content and the impact on recovery journeys.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2023Article
- Clinician perceptions of the impact of ICU family visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international investigation.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Article
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- Improving Post-Injury Care: Key Family Caregiver Perspectives of Critical Illness After Injury.Critical care explorations · 2022Article
- Peer support to improve recovery after critical care for COVID-19.Journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundAfter critical illness, patients are often left with impairments in physical, social, emotional, and cognitive functioning. Peer support interventions have been implemented internationally to ameliorate these issues.
objectiveTo explore what patients believed to be the key mechanisms of effectiveness of peer support programs implemented during critical care recovery.
methodsIn a secondary analysis of an international qualitative data set, 66 telephone interviews with patients were undertaken across 14 sites in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States to understand the effect of peer support during recovery from critical illness. Prevalent themes were documented with framework analysis.
resultsMost patients who had been involved in peer support programs reported benefit. Patients described 3 primary mechanisms: (1) sharing experiences, (2) care debriefing, and (3) altruism.
conclusionPeer support is a relatively simple intervention that could be implemented to support patients during recovery from critical illness. However, more research is required into how these programs can be implemented in a safe and sustainable way in clinical practice.
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