Peer supporters are recognized by various designations—community health workers,
promotores de salud, lay health advisers—and are community members who work for pay or …

Peer support (PS) is a strategy for improving quality of care for people with chronic disease
and is increasingly being integrated with primary care. We conducted semistructured …

As reviewed in the article by Perry and colleagues (2014) in this volume, ample evidence
has documented the contributions of peer support (PS) to health, health care, and …

Purpose Peer support programmes that provide services for various health conditions have
been in existence for many years; however, there is little study of their benefits and …

Peer support from community health workers, promotores de salud, and others through
community and health care organizations can provide social support and other assistance …

Relying on non-hierarchical, often reciprocal relationships, peer support for chronic medical
conditions can be defined by its five key functions:(1) being there,(2) assistance in daily …

Research shows that when chronically ill patients fail to follow recommended treatment--by
not adhering to medication regimens or diet and exercise programs, for example--their …

Despite wide recognition of the value, expertise, and support that patient-peers provide in a
variety of health contexts, mechanisms to design and enable peer support in the inpatient …

Collaborative) is a large coalition of more than 1,000 organizations and individuals—
comprised of employers, physicians and other health professionals, consumer and …

Introduction: Chronic conditions are a growing healthcare concern. People living in rural
regions are particularly affected because many barriers exist to accessing services and …