Peer Mentoring as an Avenue to Explore in Kidney Transplantation: Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Perspectives on Peer Mentoring
Background. Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) face numerous challenges following transplantation. Given that healthcare professionals do not necessarily have first-hand experience living with or waiting for a transplant, it may be hard for them to communicate with and help patients when it comes t...
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| author | Marie-Pascale Pomey, MD, PhD Fabián Ballesteros Gallego, MSc Alya Affdal, PhDc Marie-Chantal Fortin, MD, PhD |
| author_facet | Marie-Pascale Pomey, MD, PhD Fabián Ballesteros Gallego, MSc Alya Affdal, PhDc Marie-Chantal Fortin, MD, PhD |
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| description | Background. Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) face numerous challenges following transplantation. Given that healthcare professionals do not necessarily have first-hand experience living with or waiting for a transplant, it may be hard for them to communicate with and help patients when it comes to transplant-related issues. KTRs have experiential knowledge, which could enable them to help other patients going through similar situations. Peer mentoring involves pairing mentees with individuals who have had similar experiences, to provide training, information, and emotional support. The aim of this study was to gather KTRs’ perspectives on a potential peer mentoring program.
Methods. A total of 13 KTRs took part in focus groups between June 2017 and March 2018. The focus group discussions were digitally recorded and transcribed. The content of the interviews was analyzed using the qualitative data analysis method, including deductive and inductive coding techniques.
Results. All participants were supportive of a peer mentoring program as it is a convenient and user-friendly way to address posttransplant concerns. Peer mentoring was also viewed as a way to communicate with other patients who have gone through similar experiences and relieve the loneliness and isolation some participants experienced subsequent to their transplant. Young female participants expressed a need to connect with other young, female transplant recipients to be able to discuss issues such as pregnancy, sexuality, and body image.
Conclusions. KTRs who participated in this study expressed a need for the development of a peer mentoring program to help other KTRs face the medical (including cardiovascular disease), social, and psychological challenges associated with kidney transplantation. The results of this study are the first step in the development of a structured peer mentoring program at the kidney transplantation clinic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9395fc14a3b941d281e805a5e4f265192022-12-22T04:05:11ZengWolters KluwerTransplantation Direct2373-87312021-03-0173e67210.1097/TXD.0000000000001130202103000-00009Peer Mentoring as an Avenue to Explore in Kidney Transplantation: Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Perspectives on Peer MentoringMarie-Pascale Pomey, MD, PhD0Fabián Ballesteros Gallego, MSc1Alya Affdal, PhDc2Marie-Chantal Fortin, MD, PhD31 Centre of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public, Montréal, QC, Canada.3 Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Montréal, QC, Canada.2 Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.2 Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.Background. Kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) face numerous challenges following transplantation. Given that healthcare professionals do not necessarily have first-hand experience living with or waiting for a transplant, it may be hard for them to communicate with and help patients when it comes to transplant-related issues. KTRs have experiential knowledge, which could enable them to help other patients going through similar situations. Peer mentoring involves pairing mentees with individuals who have had similar experiences, to provide training, information, and emotional support. The aim of this study was to gather KTRs’ perspectives on a potential peer mentoring program. Methods. A total of 13 KTRs took part in focus groups between June 2017 and March 2018. The focus group discussions were digitally recorded and transcribed. The content of the interviews was analyzed using the qualitative data analysis method, including deductive and inductive coding techniques. Results. All participants were supportive of a peer mentoring program as it is a convenient and user-friendly way to address posttransplant concerns. Peer mentoring was also viewed as a way to communicate with other patients who have gone through similar experiences and relieve the loneliness and isolation some participants experienced subsequent to their transplant. Young female participants expressed a need to connect with other young, female transplant recipients to be able to discuss issues such as pregnancy, sexuality, and body image. Conclusions. KTRs who participated in this study expressed a need for the development of a peer mentoring program to help other KTRs face the medical (including cardiovascular disease), social, and psychological challenges associated with kidney transplantation. The results of this study are the first step in the development of a structured peer mentoring program at the kidney transplantation clinic.http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001130 |
| spellingShingle | Marie-Pascale Pomey, MD, PhD Fabián Ballesteros Gallego, MSc Alya Affdal, PhDc Marie-Chantal Fortin, MD, PhD Peer Mentoring as an Avenue to Explore in Kidney Transplantation: Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Perspectives on Peer Mentoring Transplantation Direct |
| title | Peer Mentoring as an Avenue to Explore in Kidney Transplantation: Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Perspectives on Peer Mentoring |
| title_full | Peer Mentoring as an Avenue to Explore in Kidney Transplantation: Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Perspectives on Peer Mentoring |
| title_fullStr | Peer Mentoring as an Avenue to Explore in Kidney Transplantation: Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Perspectives on Peer Mentoring |
| title_full_unstemmed | Peer Mentoring as an Avenue to Explore in Kidney Transplantation: Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Perspectives on Peer Mentoring |
| title_short | Peer Mentoring as an Avenue to Explore in Kidney Transplantation: Kidney Transplant Recipients’ Perspectives on Peer Mentoring |
| title_sort | peer mentoring as an avenue to explore in kidney transplantation kidney transplant recipients perspectives on peer mentoring |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/transplantationdirect/fulltext/10.1097/TXD.0000000000001130 |
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