ArticleBMC health services research2022
Experiences of peer support workers supporting individuals with substance use disorders in Egypt: phenomenological analysis.
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- What Matters in Sustaining Peer Support for Adults in Mental Health Services? Exploring the Perceptions of Diverse Actors.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Mapping experiences of workplace stigma and discrimination within the lived-living experience of illicit drug use and bloodborne virus peer workforce: a scoping review.Harm reduction journal · 2025Article
- Effects of porn addiction on mental health and personality of nursing students: a cross-sectional study in Egypt.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Experiences of reintegration, relapse, and readmission: a qualitative study among patients with alcohol use disorder in Uganda.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- A balancing act: integrating the expertise of youth peer workers in child and adolescent mental health services.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Article
- Recovery-supportive interventions for people with substance use disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Impact of basic psychological support on stigma and mental well-being of people with disabilities due to leprosy and lymphatic filariasis: a proof-of-concept study.International health · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeer support work for substance use disorders is widely implemented in high-income countries. More research is still needed to understand its applicability in settings which have proportionately low budgets allocated to mental health. Peer Support Workers are individuals who managed to achieve recovery from substance use disorders and help people remain engaged in their recovery and prevent relapse through shared understanding.
aimTo investigate the experience of peer support workers providing recovery support to people with substance use disorders in Egypt.
methodsA qualitative phenomenological design was used in which 17 adults working as peer support workers for substance use disorders were recruited by means of purposive and snowball sampling. A semi-structured interview with participants was conducted by phone or video-call. Interviews were transcribed and thematically analysed based on descriptive phenomenology.
resultsThree superordinate themes were identified: role responsibility, Peer Support Workers' need for organizational and stakeholders' support, and challenges to the role integrity. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The findings indicate the need for national and governmental support to peer support workers engaged with people with substance use disorders in Egypt and educating families and the public about the role of peer support workers in substance use disorders.
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