Peer-to-Peer Mentoring for African American Women With Lupus: A Feasibility Pilot.
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
; 70(6): 908-917, 2018 06.
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| ID: mdl-29161471
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To examine the feasibility and potential benefits of peer mentoring to improve the disease self-management and quality of life of individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).METHODS:
Peer mentors were trained and paired with up to 3 mentees to receive self-management education and support by telephone over 12 weeks. This study took place at an academic teaching hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Seven quads consisting of 1 peer mentor and 3 mentees were matched, based on factors such as age, area of residence, and marital and work status. Mentee outcomes of self-management, health-related quality of life, and disease activity were measured using validated tools at baseline, mid-intervention, and post-intervention. Descriptive statistics and effect sizes were calculated to determine clinically important (>0.3) changes from baseline.RESULTS:
Mentees showed trends toward lower disease activity (P = 0.004) and improved health-related quality of life, in the form of decreased anxiety (P = 0.018) and decreased depression (P = 0.057). Other improvements in health-related quality of life were observed with effect sizes >0.3, but did not reach statistical significance. In addition, both mentees and mentors gave very high scores for perceived treatment credibility and service delivery.CONCLUSION:
The intervention was well received. Training, the peer-mentoring program, and outcome measures were demonstrated to be feasible with modifications. This result provides preliminary support for the efficacy, acceptability, and perceived credibility of a peer-mentoring approach to improve disease self-management and health-related quality of life in African American women with SLE. Peer mentoring may augment current rheumatologic care.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tutoría
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Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken)
Asunto de la revista:
REUMATOLOGIA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article