School of Healthcare, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Leeds Institute of Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, UK.
Disabil Rehabil. 2022 Oct;44(21):6314-6324. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1964625. Epub 2021 Sep 9.
Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) affect a large and growing proportion of the population. Treatment options are typically conservative making self-management a priority. Using trained peers to support individuals with OA has potential to improve self-management.
To explore the process of engaging and training volunteers to become peer mentors; and to qualitatively evaluate the feasibility, acceptability and value of being a peer mentor to support others' self-management of OA.
A qualitative evaluation of a peer mentorship support intervention reporting the processes of recruitment and training; and semi-structured interviews conducted with nine active peer mentors. Transcribed interviews were coded and analysed using framework analysis.
It was possible to recruit, train and retain volunteers with OA to become peer mentors. The peer mentors benefitted from their training and felt equipped to deliver the intervention. They enjoyed social elements of the mentorship intervention and gained satisfaction through delivering valued support to mentees. Peer mentors perceived the mentorship intervention to have a positive impact on self-management of OA for mentees.
Training volunteers with OA to become peer mentors was feasible and acceptable. Peer mentors perceived their support benefitted others with OA. They positively rated their experience of providing mentorship support.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONThis study demonstrates that it is possible to recruit, train and engage older volunteers to become peer mentors for people with osteoarthritis.Training should highlight the significance of employing key self-management techniques such as goal-setting.Peer mentors acknowledged that they benefitted from training and delivering the mentorship intervention, and this impacted positively on their own osteoarthritis self-management.Careful consideration of matching mentors and mentees appears to enhance the success of mentorship support.Recognising the impact of mentorship support on mentees' self-management is central to peer mentors' sustained engagement with the intervention.
髋和膝关节骨关节炎（OA）影响着大量且不断增长的人群。治疗方案通常是保守的，因此自我管理是首要任务。利用经过培训的同伴来支持 OA 患者有潜力改善自我管理。
探索招募和培训志愿者成为同伴导师的过程；并定性评估成为同伴导师以支持他人 OA 自我管理的可行性、可接受性和价值。
对同伴指导支持干预的定性评估，报告了招募和培训的过程；并对九名活跃的同伴导师进行了半结构化访谈。对转录的访谈进行了编码和框架分析。
招募、培训和保留 OA 志愿者成为同伴导师是可行的。同伴导师从培训中受益，并感到有能力实施干预。他们喜欢指导干预的社交元素，并通过向学员提供有价值的支持获得满足感。同伴导师认为该指导干预对学员的 OA 自我管理有积极影响。
培训 OA 志愿者成为同伴导师是可行且可接受的。同伴导师认为他们的支持使 OA 患者受益。他们对提供指导支持的体验给予了积极评价。
本研究表明，招募、培训和吸引年长的志愿者成为 OA 患者的同伴导师是可能的。培训应强调采用关键自我管理技术的重要性，如设定目标。同伴导师承认他们从培训和指导干预中受益，并对他们自己的 OA 自我管理产生了积极影响。仔细考虑匹配导师和学员似乎可以提高指导支持的成功率。认识到指导支持对学员自我管理的影响是同伴导师持续参与干预的核心。
