Paterno Mary T, Fiddian-Green Alice, Gubrium Aline
1 University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.
Health Promot Pract. 2018 Nov;19(6):823-832. doi: 10.1177/1524839917750816. Epub 2018 Jan 3.
Substance use disorder (SUD) is a growing issue nationally, and SUD in pregnancy has significant consequences for mothers and their children. This article describes findings from a pilot project that used digital storytelling as a mechanism for understanding substance use and recovery from the perspective of women in recovery from SUD in pregnancy who worked as peer mentors with pregnant women currently experiencing SUD. Research on peer mentorship has primarily focused on outcomes for mentees but not the experience of the peer mentors themselves. In this qualitative study, a 3-day digital storytelling workshop was conducted with five women in recovery serving as peer mentors in their community. Each mentor also participated in an individual, in-depth interview. The digital storytelling workshop process helped peer mentors make linkages between their past substance use experiences to their present work of recovery, and fostered deep social connections between mentors through the shared experience. The workshop process also elicited a sense of hope among participants, which served as groundwork for developing advocacy-based efforts. Digital storytelling may be therapeutic for women in recovery and has the potential to be integrated into recovery programs to bolster hope and social support among participants.
物质使用障碍（SUD）在全国范围内是一个日益严重的问题，孕期的物质使用障碍会对母亲及其子女产生重大影响。本文介绍了一个试点项目的研究结果，该项目利用数字故事讲述作为一种机制，从孕期物质使用障碍康复女性的角度来理解物质使用和康复情况，这些女性作为同伴导师与目前正在经历物质使用障碍的孕妇一起工作。关于同伴指导的研究主要集中在被指导者的结果上，而不是同伴导师自身的经历。在这项定性研究中，对五名正在康复的女性进行了为期三天的数字故事讲述工作坊，她们在自己的社区担任同伴导师。每位导师还参加了一次个人深度访谈。数字故事讲述工作坊过程帮助同伴导师将她们过去的物质使用经历与当前的康复工作联系起来，并通过共同经历在导师之间建立了深厚的社会联系。工作坊过程还在参与者中引发了希望感，这为开展基于宣传的努力奠定了基础。数字故事讲述可能对康复中的女性具有治疗作用，并且有可能被纳入康复项目，以增强参与者的希望和社会支持。
