'It makes life worthwhile!' Peer mentoring in long-term care—a feasibility study

Theurer, Kristine; Stone, Robyn; Suto, Melinda; Timonen, Virpi; Brown, Susan G.; Mortenson, W. Ben

doi:10.1080/13607863.2020.1849023

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“…The themes from the literature present male connection as an affirming and caring interaction, manageable in terms of commitment, and personally beneficial (Seeman et al, 2020 ). Connecting with others, not only alleviates loneliness but improves the well‐being of both participants (Theurer et al, 2020 ). Men connecting with other men can reverse the growing number of reported lonely in western society.…”

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A scoping review of voluntary male mentoring: Themes to connect adult men

Henderson

Hughes

Hurley

et al. 2022

Health Social Care Comm

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In contemporary western cultures, such as Australia, there is increasing reported social disconnection. This disconnection is associated with loneliness and for some suicide, particularly for men. Voluntary male mentoring organisations aim to socially connect and improve men's wellbeing through facilitating men's one‐to‐one relationships. As is the case with most people, men value someone with whom they may communicate openly and safely, as occurs in voluntary mentoring. However, there is limited research on voluntary male mentoring or the experiences of the participants. This scoping review of the literature from voluntary adult male mentoring thematically synthesises the reported narratives from mentors. A systematic search was undertaken of five academic databases on voluntary adult male mentoring for scholarly articles in English. Additionally, the returned articles had their references reviewed for relevant authoritative reports and publications. After duplicates were removed, there were 471 publications. Sources included publications from humanities, social science, psychology and the health sciences. Once screened for eligibility this number was reduced to 29 publications. A thematic synthesis of the literature found the concepts of intentional relationship, journey and mutual growth were present. The implications of these findings are that men in community settings, informed by the experience of voluntary mentors, may be prepared to engage with other men. Additional research on the lived experience of mentors may offer further insights into facilitating male connection.

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A scoping review of voluntary male mentoring: Themes to connect adult men

Henderson

Hughes

Hurley

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Health Social Care Comm

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“…Other studies reported introducing therapeutic or leisure activities into nursing homes (n = 11), such as music-and art-based activities [51][52][53][54][55], intergenerational visiting programmes [56][57][58] and peer-mentoring [59][60][61]. The remaining articles described changes in the management, living arrangements and philosophy of care at nursing homes (n = 5), including a multi-componential strategy [62], a plan on how to design and execute an integrated intervention [63], the Eden Alternative programme [64] and reports on intergenerational living arrangements [65,66].…”

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“…Visits included regular phone calls with university students [46] and video calls with schoolchildren [40]. Furthermore, a peermentoring programme arranged visits between community and resident mentors and cognitively impaired resident mentees [59][60][61]. Three studies described interventions establishing leisure activities, such as seasonal activities with university students [56], gardening, food preparation and related social events with schoolchildren [57].…”

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“…Residents might especially be able to provide company and peer support to each if engaged in meaningful collective activities [16,79]. Working with the distinction of social and emotional loneliness can especially shed light on the mechanisms of those interventions which combine meaningful activities with the creation of new social relationships [59][60][61].…”

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Addressing loneliness and social isolation through the involvement of primary and secondary informal caregivers in nursing homes: a scoping review

Autschbach,

Hagedorn,

Halek

2024

BMC Geriatr

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Objectives To clarify the mechanisms of interventions addressing loneliness and social isolation in older adults living in nursing homes through the involvement of primary and secondary informal caregivers. Methods This scoping review was performed by two independent reviewers, covering the period between 2011 and 2022 and the databases MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Scopus. It included terms related to (A) informal caregivers, (B) nursing homes, (C) psychosocial interventions, (D) involvement and (E) social isolation or loneliness. Results Thirty-three studies met the inclusion criteria. Although there were various definitions and assessment tools related to social isolation and loneliness, the studies referred to three dimensions of these concepts in nursing home residents: the quantity of social interactions, the perception of these encounters and biographical changes in social relationships. Most studies did not explicate the mechanisms of these interventions. The review uncovered the following aspects of intervention mechanisms: increasing opportunities for social contact, creating meaningful encounters, maintaining existing relationships with primary informal caregivers and establishing new ones with secondary informal caregivers. Conclusion Studies reporting on interventions addressing loneliness and social isolation in nursing home residents need to clarify and detail their intervention mechanisms in order to foster more targeted interventions. In addition, there is a need for further research on large-scale programs or care philosophies in this field and the development of intervention designs, which allow for tailored intervention formats in order to respond to the individual perception of social relationships.

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“…Peer mentoring, particularly using a group or team approach, may have the potential to augment limited mental health services in these settings Stone & Bryant, 2012) and honour the rights of people living in long-term care. A feasibility study examining a team approach to mentoring has demonstrated reductions in loneliness and depression among the mentors Theurer et al, 2020a) and among those being visited Theurer et al, 2020b).…”

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“It Makes You Feel Good to Help!”: An Exploratory Study of the Experience of Peer Mentoring in Long-Term Care

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Social isolation and loneliness in long-term care settings are a growing concern. Drawing on concepts of social citizenship, we developed a peer mentoring program in which resident mentors and volunteers formed a team, met weekly for training, and paired up to visit isolated residents. In this article, we explore the experiences of the resident mentors. As part of a larger mixed-methods study conducted in 10 sites in Canada, we interviewed mentors (n = 48) and analysed data using inductive thematic analysis. We identified three inter-related themes: Helping others, helping ourselves described the personal benefits experienced through adopting a helping role; Building a bigger social world encapsulated new connections with those visited, and; Facing challenges, learning together described how mentors dealt with challenges as a team. Our findings suggest that a structured approach to mentoring benefits residents and helps them feel confident taking on a role supporting their isolated peers.

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'It makes life worthwhile!' Peer mentoring in long-term care—a feasibility study

Cited by 8 publications

References 52 publications

A scoping review of voluntary male mentoring: Themes to connect adult men

A scoping review of voluntary male mentoring: Themes to connect adult men

Addressing loneliness and social isolation through the involvement of primary and secondary informal caregivers in nursing homes: a scoping review

“It Makes You Feel Good to Help!”: An Exploratory Study of the Experience of Peer Mentoring in Long-Term Care

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