Peer support interventions for breast cancer patients: a systematic review

Hu, Jieman; Wang, Xue; Guo, Shaoning; Chen, Fangfang; Wu, Yue; Ji, Fujian; Fang, Xuedong

doi:10.1007/s10549-018-5033-2

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“…For this reason, the title of this article specifies the fields (medicine and nursing) to which it pertains. Similar to systematic reviews exploring programs targeting different populations, 10,22,23 this review identified various types of peer support interventions and programs, delivering such support in different ways. This heterogeneity led to the classification of peer support delivery type based on existing work.…”

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Peer support programs in the fields of medicine and nursing: a systematic search and narrative review

2021

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Peer-provided services exist in many different domains and professions. However, there is a knowledge gap in the existing programs’ descriptions and grouping that hinders creating new high-quality peer support programs. The objectives of this article are two-fold in describing existing peer support programs published in the literature in the medical field and evaluating their descriptive quality. Six electronic databases, grey literature, and reference lists were systematically searched. Studies reporting the existence of a support program delivered by peers and its description or methodology were included. Studies targeting patients and children were excluded. 11 articles were included in the qualitative synthesis and explored in detail. A total of 2155 peers participated in support programs in the fields of medicine, nursing, or both. Programs in other professional fields were not found. Programs were described in five different countries. Three methods of peer support delivery were found: in person, online, and mixed varying in their goals, duration, peer training supervision and participant demographics and number. Program descriptions were rated as good, fair, or poor using a verified rating scale. There are numerous well-described programs varying in their methodology and type of delivery. Thus, the emergence of new programs can be based on such models that have been well-described in the literature.

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Peer support programs in the fields of medicine and nursing: a systematic search and narrative review

2021

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“…We then performed a quality assessment of each study included using an 8-point scale which was first used in a meta-analysis in 200 9 [8] and has subsequently been cited by other researchers [24][25][26][27]. One point was awarded for each of the following items: (1) prospective cohort; (2) control or comparison group; (3) pre/post intervention data; (4) random assignment of participants to the intervention; (5) follow-up rate of 80% or more; (6) comparison groups equivalent in terms of social-demographic measures; (7) comparison groups equivalent at baseline in terms of outcome measures; and (8) sample size≥100.…”

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Peer education for HIV prevention among high-risk groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Wang

et al. 2020

BMC Infect Dis

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Background: Peer education has become a strategy for health promotion among high-risk groups for HIV infection worldwide. However, the extent to which peer education could have an impact on HIV prevention or the longterm effect of this impact is still unknown. This study thus quantifies the impact of peer education over time among high-risk HIV groups globally. Method: Following the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review and meta-analysis was used to assess the effects and duration of peer education. A thorough literature search of PubMed, Web of Science, Embase and Cochrane Library was performed, and studies about peer education on high-risk HIV groups were reviewed. Pooled effects were calculated and the sources of heterogeneity were explored using meta-regression and subgroup analysis. Results: A total of 60 articles with 96,484 subjects were identified, and peer education was associated with 36% decreased rates of HIV infection among overall high risk groups (OR: 0.64; 95%CI: 0.47-0.87). Peer education can promote HIV testing (OR = 3.19; 95%CI:2.13,4.79) and condom use (OR = 2.66, 95% CI: 2.11-3.36) while reduce equipment sharing (OR = 0.50; 95%CI:0.33,0.75) and unprotected sex (OR = 0.82; 95%CI: 0.72-0.94). Time trend analysis revealed that peer education had a consistent effect on behavior change for over 24 months and the different follow-up times were a source of heterogeneity. Conclusion: Our study shows that peer education is an effective tool with long-term impact for behavior change among high-risk HIV groups worldwide. Low and middle-income countries are encouraged to conduct large-scale peer education.

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“…Peer-based interventions also contribute to reduced depression and helplessness, better health management, increased self-efficacy, coping skills, self-care activities, self-confidence, and health-related behaviours such as physical activity and reduced smoking in aging populations [ 18 , 22 ]. A small number of studies identified the negative impacts of peer-based interventions and they were mostly linked to lack of peer training, which suggested the importance of structured training given by the professionals to the peers [ 23 , 24 ]. Peer-intervention programs are also beneficial to peer mentors.…”

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Effectiveness of a peer-based intervention on loneliness and social isolation of older Chinese immigrants in Canada: a randomized controlled trial

Lai

et al. 2020

BMC Geriatr

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Background Social isolation is a key concern for immigrant older adults. We examined the effectiveness of a peer-based intervention in reducing loneliness, social isolation, and improving psychosocial well-being with a sample of aging Chinese immigrants. Methods Sixty community-dwelling older Chinese immigrants aged 65 and older were randomly assigned to an intervention group and a control group (n = 30 each) in a randomized control parallel trial design. Intervention group participants received an eight-week peer support intervention. Twenty-four volunteers aged 48 to 76 engaged in two-on-one peer support through home visits and telephone calls to provide emotional support, problem-solving support, and community resource sharing. Social workers who are not blinded to the group assignment measured the changes of both the intervention group and the control group participants in a range of psychosocial outcomes including three primary outcomes (loneliness, social support, barriers to social participation) and five secondary outcomes (depressive symptoms, anxiety, life satisfaction, happiness, and purpose in life). Results The 30 intervention group participants showed a statistically significant decrease in loneliness and increase in resilience when compared to the 30 control group participants. They reported fewer barriers to social participation, fewer depressive symptoms, increased life satisfaction, and happiness while no such improvements were observed in the control group. Conclusions There is a need to further examine the use of peer-based interventions for both program effectiveness and delivery efficiency. In the era of population aging and increasing immigration, diverse aging adults can be trained to fill volunteer support roles via peer-based intervention approaches. Trial registration ISRCTN, ISRCTN14572069, Registered 23 December 2019 – Retrospectively registered.

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Peer support interventions for breast cancer patients: a systematic review

Cited by 87 publications

References 48 publications

Peer support programs in the fields of medicine and nursing: a systematic search and narrative review

Peer support programs in the fields of medicine and nursing: a systematic search and narrative review

Peer education for HIV prevention among high-risk groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Effectiveness of a peer-based intervention on loneliness and social isolation of older Chinese immigrants in Canada: a randomized controlled trial

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