ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2026
Communicating messages of care and positivity to peers with SCI/D improves loneliness in volunteer letter writers.
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Abstract
contextPeer-based volunteering is a potential strategy to alleviate loneliness.
objectiveTo evaluate the impact of participating as a volunteer letter writer on pre/post-program loneliness outcomes and to examine experiences with participation.
methodsVolunteers with spinal cord injury/dysfunction (SCI/D) participated in a 6-month program writing letters to peers. Mixed methods were used to evaluate volunteers' experiences with the letter writing program. Pre/post loneliness outcomes were examined using a paired t-test. Post-program evaluation included satisfaction, benefit, and negative impact ratings. Qualitative interviews were coded inductively and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
resultsVolunteer peer letter writers (
conclusionsLoneliness was reduced in peer letter writers from pre- to post-program. Volunteers had beneficial and satisfactory experiences. Work to develop and test interventions peer-based volunteering intervention to address loneliness and other psychosocial outcomes is needed.
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