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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

A Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial on the Ontario Brain Injury Association Peer Support Program.

Ben B Levy, Dorothy Luong, Mark T Bayley, Shane N Sweet, Jennifer Voth, Monika Kastner, Michelle L A Nelson, Susan B Jaglal, Nancy M Salbach, Ruth Wilcock and 3 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Ben B LevyTemerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A8, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3391-6387
Dorothy LuongToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada.
Mark T BayleyToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada.
Shane N SweetDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC H2W 1S4, Canada.
Jennifer VothHotel Dieu Grace Healthcare, Windsor, ON N9C 3Z4, Canada.
Monika KastnerNorth York General Hospital, Toronto, ON M2K 1E1, Canada.
Michelle L A NelsonInstitute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Canada.
Susan B JaglalInstitute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5T 3M6, Canada.
Nancy M SalbachToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada.
Ruth WilcockOntario Brain Injury Association, St. Catharines, ON L2V 4Y6, Canada.
Carla ThomsOntario Brain Injury Association, St. Catharines, ON L2V 4Y6, Canada.
John ShepherdRehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1V7, Canada.
Sarah E P MunceToronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2A2, Canada.

Funding

Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation 2017-ABI-OBIA-1036
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe long-term consequences of traumatic brain injury can create major barriers to community integration. Peer support represents a sustainable model of support across this transition. The objective of the current study was to determine the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial on the Ontario Brain Injury Association Peer Support Program and the preliminary effectiveness of the program on community integration, mood, health-related quality of life, and self-efficacy; Methods: A pilot feasibility randomized controlled trial with an embedded qualitative component was conducted. Mentees with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (n = 13) were randomized to a weekly intervention or waitlist control group. Interviews were conducted with a subset of mentees and peer mentors (n = 10). Integration of the quantitative and qualitative data was completed using a joint display approach; Results: No statistically significant results were found for community integration, mood, or self-efficacy; however, changes in these outcomes were accompanied by moderate-to-large effect sizes. Within health-related quality of life, the mean pain score of the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group at the two-month timepoint but not at completion. Interviews revealed proximal improvements in knowledge, skills, and goals, and identified two domains related to trial acceptability: (1) environmental context and resources, and (2) reinforcement; Conclusions: Given the conceivable importance of proximal improvements in domains such as knowledge, skills, and/or goals for the attainment of more distal outcomes, modifications to the existing Peer Support Program may be warranted. The introduction of program recommendations which promote discussion around particular domains may help facilitate long-term improvements in health outcomes.

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joint displaymixed methodspeer supportrandomized controlled trialtraumatic brain injury

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PMID34210061
PMCPMC8269307

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