A Systematic Review of the Attributes and Outcomes of Peer Work and Guidelines for Reporting Studies of Peer Interventions
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Objectives: The purpose of this review was to describe key attributes and outcome measures reported in controlled trials of peer work, identify outcome measures likely to report significant change as a result of peer work, assess the quality of reporting, and formulate guidelines for the design and reporting of future trials.Methods: A systematic review was undertaken of randomized and nonrandomized controlled trials of peer work published since 1995.A content analysis identified reported program attributes in seven areas.Outcome measures were compared with results to identify measures most likely to report a significant difference as a result of peer work.Descriptions of program attributes were rated with respect to how clearly they were specified by authors.Results: A total of 37 studies were included.Program attributes varied widely, particularly the services that peers
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In broader contexts, definitions of a peer most commonly refer to those who have lived experience with mental health difficulties or have used mental health services in clinical settings.
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- Authors
- King, A. J., & Simmons, M. B.
- Affiliations
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Venue
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2018-09-01
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 961-977
- ISSN
- 0022-1597 (ISSN-L)
- 1075-2730
- 1557-9700
- OpenAlex
- W2810489279
- Cited by
- 137
- References
- 69
- Citations by year
- 2026: 11 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 23 · 2023: 34 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 6
- FWCI
- 1.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psychiatric Services (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- peer work, peer intervention, program characteristics, outcome measures, reporting quality, reporting guidelines, randomized controlled trials, peer support services
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Humans, Peer Group, Research Design, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Guidelines as Topic, Non-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
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