scholarly journals “There’s somebody like me”: perspectives of a peer-to-peer gynecologic cancer mentorship program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Kang Moran ◽  
Joanna Veazey Brooks ◽  
Lori Spoozak
Keyword(s):  
Gynecologic Cancer ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Mentorship Program

Woman to Woman: A Peer to Peer Support Program for Women With Gynecologic Cancer

2013 ◽  
Vol 52 (10) ◽  
pp. 913-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arden Moulton ◽  
Amy Balbierz ◽  
Stephanie Eisenman ◽  
Elizabeth Neustein ◽  
Virginia Walther ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Gynecologic Cancer ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Support Program ◽  
Peer Support Program

scholarly journals “There’s Somebody Like Me:” Perspectives of a Peer-to-peer Gynecologic Cancer Mentorship Program 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Kang Moran ◽  
Joanna Veazey Brooks ◽  
Lori Spoozak
Keyword(s):  
Peer Support ◽  
Gynecological Cancer ◽  
Gynecologic Cancer ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mentorship Program ◽  
Peer Mentorship ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Initial Program ◽  
Communication Frequency

Abstract Purpose: The Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance’s Woman to Woman (W2W) program is a peer mentorship program for women with gynecological cancer that was founded in 2004 and has expanded to 43 sites nationwide. An initial program survey was conducted in 2013, but no qualitative studies have investigated patient experiences with peer support programs for gynecologic cancer in the United States. The aim of this qualitative study was to capture mentor and mentee experiences giving and receiving peer support, including how relationships were initiated and developed.Methods: Hour-long, semi-structured interviews were conducted with both mentors and mentees. Interviews focused on the dynamics of the mentor-mentee relationship. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and open-coded. A qualitative descriptive approach was used to organize findings into themes. Results: Sixteen participants (N=16) were interviewed (seven mentors and nine mentees.) Three broad themes emerged: (i) pathways to the program; (ii) how connection occurred; (iii) themes of compatibility. While program participants universally valued their match experience, frequency and mode of communication, as well as expectations of the match relationship were widely divergent among the program participants. Conclusion: The W2W peer mentorship program is a valuable resource for patients with gynecologic cancer. Refining the wants and needs of mentees including mode of communication, frequency of communication, type of support desired, identifying topics of mutual interest, and introducing the concept of recurrence may improve the connectivity experienced by mentor-mentee dyads.

Evaluating the effect of a group pre-treatment chemotherapy psycho-education session for chemotherapy-naive gynecologic cancer patients and their caregivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 160 (1) ◽  
pp. 234-243
Author(s):  
Diana Samoil ◽  
Nazek Abdelmutti ◽  
Lisa Ould Gallagher ◽  
Nazlin Jivraj ◽  
Naa Kwarley Quartey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Gynecologic Cancer ◽  
Education Session ◽  
Pre Treatment

Experten aus Erfahrung

PADUA ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Haslbeck
Keyword(s):  
Soziale Unterstützung ◽  
Peer To Peer

Zusammenfassung. In der Gesundheitsversorgung von Menschen, die mit chronischen Krankheiten leben, wird soziale Unterstützung durch «peers» immer bedeutsamer, d. h. durch Personen, die aufgrund ähnlicher Krankheits- und Alltagserfahrungen in einer vergleichbaren Lebenssituation sind. Welche Potenziale, Chancen sowie Grenzen hat «peer-to-peer healthcare» im Kontext von Selbstmanagementförderung? Der Beitrag diskutiert dies anhand von Erfahrungen mit dem Stanford Kursprogramm «Gesund und aktiv leben».

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