A Scoping Study of One-to-One Peer Mentorship Interventions and Recommendations for Application With Veterans With Postdeployment Syndrome

Abstract

This review supports the application in this population and proposes next steps for the development and systematic evaluation of PM interventions.

Effective Self-Management Interventions for Patients With Lupus: Potential Impact of Peer Mentoring

“…175–186 Table 2 shows that peer mentoring efforts have demonstrated improvements in quality of life, 187–189 adherence, 191–193 self-management 194–198 and disease activity 197,198 in a variety of conditions. For example, peer support has been shown in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) to improve medication adherence, diet, exercise and blood glucose monitoring.…”

“…In studies of predominantly low-income and minority populations, peer mentors have been shown to help support healthy behaviors including breastfeeding, smoking cessation, increased physical activity and maintenance of weight loss. 178,179,183–185,187,188,190–193,203–210 These studies highlight the potential of peer mentoring as a culturally sensitive means to improving health behaviors and outcomes in minority populations, 149,170,198,202,211,217 but there is no such peer mentoring intervention developed for patients with SLE. There is some evidence that peer mentoring has also led to improvements in positive affect, sleep, social coping and perception of bodily pain in rheumatic conditions.…”

Apolipoprotein E gene polymorphism, trauma burden, and posttraumatic stress symptoms in U.S. military veterans: Results from the National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study

“…Nonetheless, assuming that social support may help buffer against the development of PTSD symptoms, facilitating the enhancement of social support networks (e.g., one-to-one mentorship programs, peer support groups, social/relationship skills interventions, Vet-to-Vet programs) among highly trauma-exposed veterans at elevated genetic risk for PTSD may be an important aspect of prevention initiatives (e.g., Hogan, Linden, & Najarian, 2002;Pietrzak et al, 2009;Resnick & Rosenheck, 2008;Williams, Bambara, & Turner, 2012 and other trauma-affected populations. Fourth, given the strong association between APOE 4 carrier status and poorer cognitive functioning and dementia (e.g., Engelborghs et al, 2003;Wisdom et al, 2011), it remains to be determined whether cognitive impairment might influence the association between 4 and PTSD, as formal neuropsychological testing was not conducted in this cohort of veterans.…”

What Do We Know About One-to-One Peer Support for Adults With a Burn Injury? A Scoping Review

“…23 This framework has been used for scoping reviews with similar aims within other health contexts. 24,26 A systematic search was undertaken of the literature to identify articles of relevance, which could be further appraised. A scoping study differs from other forms of review such as a systematic review or metaanalysis as the quality of the literature being reported is not assessed.…”