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iPeer2Peer program: a pilot feasibility study in adolescents with chronic pain

Ahola Kohut, Sara, Stinson, Jennifer N., Ruskin, Danielle, Forgeron, Paula, Harris, Lauren, van Wyk, Margaret, Luca, Stephanie, Campbell, Fiona·2016·Pain
DOI 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000496
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Adolescents with chronic pain are often socially isolated, having never met others with chronic pain, and often feel misunderstood by healthy peers. Adolescence is a sensitive period for developing one's sense of self and autonomy, which often occurs in the context of peer relationships. This developmental process is disrupted in adolescents when their chronic pain interferes with their social interactions. Peer mentoring is proposed as a developmentally timely intervention. The aim of this study is to develop and test the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of the iPeer2Peer program. The iPeer2Peer program is a tailored peer mentorship program that provides modeling and reinforcement by peers (trained young adults with chronic pain aged 18-25 years who have learned to successfully manage their pain). This program aimed to enhance self-management of chronic pain in adolescents through 10 Skype video calls over the course of 8 weeks. A pilot randomized controlled trial design using waitlist controls was used in an adolescent chronic pain sample. Twenty-eight adolescents aged 14.8 ± 1.6 years (93% female) completed the trial (intervention: n = 12; control n = 16). Three adolescents completed the intervention after completing their participation in the control arm. The iPeer2Peer program was feasible and acceptable, provided the adolescents were given more time to complete all 10 calls. When compared with controls, adolescents who completed the iPeer2Peer program had significant improvement in self-management skills and their coping efforts were more successful. The iPeer2Peer program is a promising peer mentoring intervention that complements standard care for adolescents with chronic pain.

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  1. Ahola Kohut, 2014, Systematic review of peer support interventions for adolescents with chronic illness: a narrative analysis, Int J Child Adolesc Health, 7, 183
  2. Williams, 2010, Measurement of medical self-management and transition readiness among Canadian adolescents with special health care needs, Int J Child Adolesc Health, 3, 527

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Authors
Ahola Kohut, S., Stinson, J. N., Ruskin, D., Forgeron, P., Harris, L., van Wyk, M., Luca, S., & Campbell, F.
Affiliations
Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
ORCID
Venue
Pain
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2016-05
Volume
157
Issue
5
Pages
1146-1155
ISSN
0304-3959 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000496
OpenAlex
W2276533368
Cited by
89
References
45
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 13 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4
FWCI
12.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Pain (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (126528)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Keywords
adolescent chronic pain, peer mentoring, pain self-management, video calls, feasibility and acceptability, coping, social isolation, peer support
MeSH terms
Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Feasibility Studies, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Pain Measurement, Peer Group, Pilot Projects, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self Care, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Internet, Young Adult, Chronic Pain

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