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Integration of Peer Philosophy into a Standardized Self-Management Mobile Health Intervention

Psychiatric Quarterly volume 89, pages 795–800 (2018)Cite this article

Abstract

Description of certified peer specialists integration of peer philosophy into the delivery of a self-management intervention enhanced with mobile health. Qualitative examination of peer case notes that were routinely entered on a peer care management electronic dashboard. This study included consumers with serious mental illness (N = 8) with a mean age of 68.8 years (SD = 4.9). Certified peer specialists (N = 3) were all female and aged 55 years or older. Peers entered 146 case notes on the peer care management notes dashboard. Five themes emerged including encouragement of self-determination, bio-psychosocial-spiritual framework guides practice, sharing lived experience to teach self-management skills, personalized text messages to reinforce self-management skill development, and identifying unmet needs and advocating for human rights. Peers unique perspectives and expertise was complemented with the standardized delivery of evidence-based intervention enhanced with mobile health.

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Funding

This study was funded by the Health Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth, funded by a grant from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Cooperative Agreement U48 DP005018). Additional support was received from the National Institute of Mental Health (T32 MH073553–11). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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  1. Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, 46 Centerra Parkway, Suite 200, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA

    Karen L. Fortuna, Kelly A. Aschbrenner & Stephen J. Bartels

  2. CDC Health Promotion Research Center at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA

    Karen L. Fortuna, Kelly A. Aschbrenner & Stephen J. Bartels

  3. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway

    Marianne Storm

  4. The Dartmouth Institute, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH, 03766, USA

    Marianne Storm & Stephen J. Bartels

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Fortuna, K.L., Storm, M., Aschbrenner, K.A. et al. Integration of Peer Philosophy into a Standardized Self-Management Mobile Health Intervention. Psychiatr Q 89, 795–800 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-018-9578-3

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Keywords

  • Serious mental illness
  • mHealth
  • Peer support
  • Illness self-management