SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2022
Effectiveness and implementation outcomes for peer-delivered mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review.
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Effectiveness of a Psychoeducational Program to Promote a Critical Attitude Towards the Symbolic Consumption of Yoghurt in Primary School Children: Randomized Clinical Trial
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness, implementation, and experiences of peer support approaches for mental health: a systematic umbrella review.BMC medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Identifying and synthesizing components of perinatal mental health peer support - a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
- Implementing a Non-Specialist Delivered Psychological Intervention for Young Adolescents in a Protracted Refugee Setting: a Qualitative Process Evaluation in Lebanon.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2024Trial
- Implementation of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle- and low-income-countries: a theory of change approach.BMC health services research · 2024Trial
- Peer Mentor Training and Supervision for a Digital Adolescent Depression Treatment in South Africa and Uganda: Mixed Methods Evaluation.JMIR mental health · 2026Article
- Understanding the impact of the PM4M intervention on women's mental wellbeing in Zambia and lessons for implementation: a qualitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- A scoping review on peer-led interventions to improve youth mental health in low- and middle-income countries.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- "The peace that I wanted, I got": Qualitative insights from patient experiences of SMART DAPPER interventions for major depression and traumatic stress disorders in Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Supporting the helpers: what do peer deliverers of HIV interventions need to sustain their implementation efforts?Translational behavioral medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeThis review aimed to evaluate interventions led by peer counselors (PCs) for adults with common mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) along indices of overall effectiveness and key implementation outcomes (acceptability, feasibility, cost, fidelity, sustainability).
methodsThis review followed a mixed-methods systematic review design. MEDLINE/PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, and Global Health databases were searched for PC-led interventions for adults in LMICs targeting depressive and/or anxiety disorders or PTSD. Quantitative data was narratively synthesized, and qualitative data was thematically synthesized separately. The results from the qualitative and quantitative syntheses were then combined in a cross-study synthesis.
resultsTwenty-four papers describing thirteen PC-led interventions were included for review. Narrative synthesis results indicated mixed effectiveness of PC-led interventions in reducing depressive, anxiety, PTSD symptoms and high PC competency. Thematic synthesis revealed five descriptive themes: (1) Preferred PC characteristics; (2) Incentives and motivation for PCs; (3) Barriers to PC-led intervention implementation; (4) Helpful supervision/training practices; and (5) Overall high acceptability of PC-led interventions. Cross-study synthesis revealed high acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity, but cost and sustainability outcomes were underreported in included papers.
conclusionPC-led interventions seem to show initial promise in terms of effectiveness, acceptability, feasibility, cost, fidelity, and sustainability. Future research should focus on standardizing measurements of implementation outcomes to facilitate cross-study analysis. Additional empirical attention should be paid to underrepresented implementation outcomes (e.g., cost, sustainability). Finally, researchers should adopt a participatory approach that elevates the perspectives of PCs throughout all stages of the implementation process.
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