Using Peer Support to Strengthen Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Review.

What it found

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Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 137 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Peer-supported interventions for people with spinal cord injury.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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2. Outcomes of Best-Practice Guided Digital Mental Health Interventions for Youth and Young Adults with Emerging Symptoms: Part II. A Systematic Review of User Experience Outcomes.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2024
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3. The impact of COVID-19 on young people's mental health, wellbeing and routine from a European perspective: A co-produced qualitative systematic review.PloS one · 2024
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4. The effectiveness of peer support for individuals with mental illness: systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychological medicine · 2023
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5. The effectiveness of peer support from a person with lived experience of mental health challenges for young people with anxiety and depression: a systematic review.BMC psychiatry · 2023
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6. Changes in non-motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease following COVID-19 pandemic restrictions: A systematic review.Frontiers in psychology · 2022
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7. Health and social care workers perceptions of and experiences with virtual peer support: a qualitative study applying the Levesque Framework.BMC health services research · 2026
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8. A review of occupational health stress and mental health outcomes among informal metal fabrication workers in Southern Africa.Discover mental health · 2026
   Review
9. Facing Change and Uncertainty: Lessons Learned from Autistic Children and their Families During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
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10. 'Sometimes sheep need a vet': A qualitative study of Pentecostal clergy knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours regarding mental health.PloS one · 2026
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11. Transitions to adulthood among U.S. young adults with mental health disabilities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: traveling multiple pathways in uncertain times.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026
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12. Exploring the structural links between peer support, psychological resilience, and exercise adherence in adolescents: a multigroup model across gender and educational stages.BMC public health · 2025
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13. Quantifying the magnitude of stress among new graduate nurses working in intensive care units.Scientific reports · 2025
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14. Understanding peer support among healthcare assistants delivering hospice care at home: a protocol for a realist review.BMJ open · 2025
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15. Understanding moral injury and its predictors among Chinese physicians.BMC health services research · 2025
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16. Unpacking the relationship between adolescents' perceived school climate and negative emotions: the chain mediating roles of school belonging and social avoidance and distress.BMC psychology · 2025
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17. "A PhD is just going to somehow break you": A qualitative study exploring the role of peer support for doctoral students.PloS one · 2025
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18. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental and physical wellbeing of patients with motor neuron disease and other neuromuscular disease.Frontiers in neurology · 2025
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19. A state-of-the-art narrative review of peer support for family caregivers of people with dementia: from in-person to digital delivery.mHealth · 2025
    Review
20. Uptake and engagement of a clinically moderated digital peer support platform to support the mental well-being older adults: a qualitative investigation.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2024
    Article

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Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Funding

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Abstract

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