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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2025

Peer Support Programs for First Responders: A Critical Review and Research Roadmap.

Clint Bowers, Deborah C Beidel, Victoria L Steigerwald

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Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Clint BowersUCF RESTORES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6988-9934
Deborah C BeidelUCF RESTORES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.
Victoria L SteigerwaldUCF RESTORES, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5724-1257

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

First responders face adverse health effects because they regularly encounter stressful situations and potentially traumatic events. Peer support programs have emerged as a method to reduce these adverse outcomes. A growing interest in peer programs exists despite a restricted body of research in this field. Additionally, the current research on this topic faces significant conceptual and methodological shortcomings. This paper conducts an extensive analysis of present peer support research gaps before proposing future study directions to improve our understanding of this intervention.

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Emergency RespondersPeer GroupSocial SupportHumansfirefightersfirst respondersparamedicspeer supportpolice

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PMID41154936
PMCPMC12562525

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