Impact of peer delivered wellness coaching.

Abstract

PWC is potentially a promising practice for helping people choose and pursue individual goals and facilitating positive health and wellness changes. Rigorous controlled research with larger samples is needed to evaluate the benefits of peer delivered wellness coaching. (PsycINFO Database Record

Correlates of Current Smoking Among Adults Served by the Public Mental Health System

“…Peer enhancement of professionally led smoking cessation programs is also viable (Dickerson et al, 2011). There is a growing workforce of peer support specialists who draw from their own experiences to motivate others to address these issues (Swarbrick, Murphy, Zechner, Spagnolo, & Gill, 2011;Swarbrick, Gill, & Pratt, 2016). The National Academy for State Health Policy has identified a variety of effective ways for peers to support physical and mental health integration and recognizes that support for smoking cessation is a component goal of this integration (Purlington, 2016).…”

WhatsApp Peer Coaching Lessons for eHealth

“…The quality of the coach and her inputs are important (Vandaveer, 2016), including the range of techniques (de Haan, 2013), leadership (Laios, 2003) expertise (Swarbrick, 2016), scoping/selecting of main goals (Grant, 2017), deepening of insights/skills (Zwart, 2009, Sonesh, 2015 and supporting goalattainment (Swarbrick, 2016). Table 2 shows a general themes from coaching literature (Beckers, 2016, de Haan 2013, Sonesh, 2015, Vandaveer, 2016, Zwart, 2009: that the entire 'coaching chain' should be in good working order.…”

“…+ Many inspiration & trigger moments (Fogg, 2009). + Similarity of peers: empathy and understanding of situation and goals (Swarbrick, 2016). + Sharing experiences with likeminded peers (Darwin, 2009).…”

“…The quality of the predesigned expert coach inputs was valued by all users (Swarbrick, 2016). Also using 'instructed peer advocates' for each health domain increased quality and persistence of useful inputs: from the peer coaches and the other participants: no online 'lurking' (Nonnecke, 1999).…”

From Physical Wellness to Cultural Brokering: Unpacking the Roles of Peer Providers in Integrated Health Care Settings

“…This health disparity has been attributed largely to treatable and preventable chronic care conditions (Janssen et al, 2015), calling for the widespread implementation of integrated mental health and primary care services. In recent years, an expanding cohort of individuals with personal experience with recovery from a mental illness has taken leadership in the delivery of integrated health care (Swarbrick, Gill, & Pratt, 2016). These individuals, known as peer providers, are part of a movement that promotes inclusion and social justice among persons living with mental illness, and add credibility to health promotion interventions, while promoting trust and engagement with consumers (Swarbrick, 2013).…”