BACKGROUND Peer support is reported to be a key method to help build social capital in communities. To date there are no studies that describe how this can be achieved through a breastfeeding peer support service. In this paper we present findings from an evaluation of a voluntary model of breastfeeding peer support in North-West England to describe how the service was operationalized and embed...

AIM To explore the function of peer support from the perspective of adults with type 1 diabetes in Denmark. METHODS The study population consisted of 20 adults with type 1 diabetes. The sample was diverse in relation to educational background, age, sex, and cohabitation status. Inspired by action research, several methods and perspectives on peer support were explored and tested. Workshops an...

INTRODUCTION The use of peer support programmes to help workers experiencing potentially traumatic events (PTE) has increased in high-risk organisations in the last decades. However, the scientific evidence of its effectiveness is still very limited. This paper aims to describe the protocol of a prospective cohort study that assesses the efficacy of a peer support programme among youth social s...

People with psychotic disorders frequently experience significant mental and social limitations that may result in persisting social isolation. Research has shown that a supportive social environment is crucial for the process of personal recovery. Peer support groups can provide an opportunity to reduce isolation and enhance the process of personal recovery. It encourages people to express the...

conclusions the explained framework components regarding peer mediation are useful to design peace education programs and to empower school-age children in peer mediation. results within the provided framework, the participants' views and comments were classified into two major categories “educational empowerment” and “social empowerment”, and into two themes; “program” and “advocacy”. the “pro...

OBJECTIVES This paper examines how peer social support mediates the association between school victimization and student psychological health among junior-high students in an Asian context (Taiwan), and further examines how gender and ethnicity differ in the interrelationships of school violence, peer social support and psychological health. METHODS Data were obtained from a large-scale rando...

Peer support interventions are emerging as an effective alternative to traditional paraprofessional models for assisting students with moderate to severe disabilities to access the general curriculum. To contribute to the refinement of peer support interventions, we evaluated the impact of altering the number of participating peers on the social and academic outcomes of students with and withou...

OBJECTIVE To estimate associations among peer education, social support and self-esteem and their influences on performance of breast self-examination (BSE). METHOD Seven volunteer peer educators were given the BSE training programme and in turn educated 65 women students in the university. BSE knowledge evaluation forms developed by Maurer were applied for evaluation. Other data were collect...

This article describes an evaluation of a model program designed to increase social support for newly-admitted nursing home residents through a structured program of peer counseling by current resibents. Empirical and anecdotal evidence indicate that peer counselor trainees and the new residents who received counseling improved somewhat on measures of social functioning, when compared to contro...