scholarly journals A mixed methods study of peer-to-peer support in a group-based lifestyle intervention for adults with serious mental illness.

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 328-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly A. Aschbrenner ◽  
John A. Naslund ◽  
Stephen J. Bartels
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Lifestyle Intervention ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Mixed Methods Study

scholarly journals Primary Health Care Experiences of Hispanics with Serious Mental Illness: A Mixed-Methods Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 724-736 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leopoldo J. Cabassa ◽  
Arminda P. Gomes ◽  
Quisqueya Meyreles ◽  
Lucia Capitelli ◽  
Richard Younge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Health Care Experiences ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals The future of mental health care: peer-to-peer support and social media

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Naslund ◽  
K. A. Aschbrenner ◽  
L. A. Marsch ◽  
S. J. Bartels
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Serious Mental Illness ◽  
Peer To Peer ◽  
Physical Wellbeing ◽  
Potential Risks

Aims:People with serious mental illness are increasingly turning to popular social media, including Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, to share their illness experiences or seek advice from others with similar health conditions. This emerging form of unsolicited communication among self-forming online communities of patients and individuals with diverse health concerns is referred to as peer-to-peer support. We offer a perspective on how online peer-to-peer connections among people with serious mental illness could advance efforts to promote mental and physical wellbeing in this group.Methods:In this commentary, we take the perspective that when an individual with serious mental illness decides to connect with similar others online it represents a critical point in their illness experience. We propose a conceptual model to illustrate how online peer-to-peer connections may afford opportunities for individuals with serious mental illness to challenge stigma, increase consumer activation and access online interventions for mental and physical wellbeing.Results:People with serious mental illness report benefits from interacting with peers online from greater social connectedness, feelings of group belonging and by sharing personal stories and strategies for coping with day-to-day challenges of living with a mental illness. Within online communities, individuals with serious mental illness could challenge stigma through personal empowerment and providing hope. By learning from peers online, these individuals may gain insight about important health care decisions, which could promote mental health care seeking behaviours. These individuals could also access interventions for mental and physical wellbeing delivered through social media that could incorporate mutual support between peers, help promote treatment engagement and reach a wider demographic. Unforeseen risks may include exposure to misleading information, facing hostile or derogatory comments from others, or feeling more uncertain about one's health condition. However, given the evidence to date, the benefits of online peer-to-peer support appear to outweigh the potential risks.Conclusion:Future research must explore these opportunities to support and empower people with serious mental illness through online peer networks while carefully considering potential risks that may arise from online peer-to-peer interactions. Efforts will also need to address methodological challenges in the form of evaluating interventions delivered through social media and collecting objective mental and physical health outcome measures online. A key challenge will be to determine whether skills learned from peers in online networks translate into tangible and meaningful improvements in recovery, employment, or mental and physical wellbeing in the offline world.

Peer Support Needs of Adolescents with Cancer in Pediatrics: A Canadian Mixed Methods Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle R. Weidman ◽  
Philippe Desmarais ◽  
Katye Stevens ◽  
Christopher A. Klinger ◽  
Heather Colquhoun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Peer Support ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Support Needs

scholarly journals Integrated decision-making model for community-based rehabilitation service utilisation among persons with severe mental illness in China: protocol for a cross-sectional, mixed-methods study

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e021528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruoxi Wang ◽  
Shangfeng Tang ◽  
Ian Shaw ◽  
Zhanchun Feng ◽  
Zhuo Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation ◽  
Integrated Decision Making ◽  
Different Levels

IntroductionA common problem low-income and middle-income countries face is the scarcity of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) resources and low service utilisation among persons with severe mental illness (SMI). Despite this problem, the factors and pathways followed influencing one’s decision on service utilisation in China have not been fully comprehended. This study aims to develop a theory-based model that systematically describes the integrated decision-making process of mental health CBR utilisation among persons with SMI in China.Methods/DesignThis cross-sectional, mixed-methods study involves three main stages and is expected to last 3 years, from January 2018 to December 2020. In stage 1, the Social Exchange Theory is deployed as an analytical framework to comprehensively capture factors associated with tendency to use CBR services in China using semistructured interview methodology involving patients with SMI, their primary caregivers and CBR service providers. In stage 2, interpretive structural modelling will be applied to analyse the relationships between factors in different dimensions, at different levels and with different levels of impact. Stage 3 involves a multiregion survey among at least 300 family decision-makers (either the patient or their caregivers) in six communities in three cities to statistically validate the initial model derived in stage 2 using a further structural equation modelling.Ethics and disseminationEthical approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (No 2017S319). All interviewees will be provided with written information about the study, and a signed consent will be retrieved prior to the interview. Rules on confidentiality and anonymity of data will be strictly followed. The findings of this study will be disseminated via international and domestic peer-reviewed journals, reports, conference presentations and symposium discussions. Reports will be submitted to the National Natural Science Foundation of China.

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