Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center
IntroductionCommunity-based spinal cord injury (SCI) organizations deliver peer mentorship programs in rehabilitation settings. Little is known on how these programs are delivered through the collaboration between community-based SCI organizations and rehabilitation institutions. This study aimed to...
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author | Zhiyang Shi Zhiyang Shi Jacques Comeau Gordon A. Bloom Heather Gainforth Heather Gainforth Aliki Thomas Aliki Thomas Shane N. Sweet Shane N. Sweet |
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description | IntroductionCommunity-based spinal cord injury (SCI) organizations deliver peer mentorship programs in rehabilitation settings. Little is known on how these programs are delivered through the collaboration between community-based SCI organizations and rehabilitation institutions. This study aimed to identify barriers, facilitators, and collaboration processes within a SCI peer mentorship program provided by a community-based organization at a rehabilitation center.MethodsA qualitative case study design was applied. Seven participants were recruited, including two mentees, two mentors, one program director of the community-based SCI organization, and two healthcare professionals of the rehabilitation center. Each participant completed a one-on-one interview. Data were analyzed inductively and deductively based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).ResultsTen factors were identified to influence the delivery of the peer mentorship program, including nine CFIR constructs. Successful delivery of the program required strong, collaborative inter-professional relationships between health professionals and community organizational staff (e.g., peer mentors) as facilitators; whereas potential cost, minimal patient needs, and limited mentor resources were found to be barriers. Engaging health professionals by initiating communications, reflecting and evaluating the program collectively with health professionals were important collaboration processes for the community-based organization to maintain effective partnership with the rehabilitation center.DiscussionThe collaboration processes and strategies to addressing/leveraging the barriers and facilitators may inform evidence-based practice to establish and optimize the delivery of SCI peer mentorship programs in various rehabilitation settings. |
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spelling | doaj.art-b514b28dfb304edc98d22aec0ce176b42023-11-29T05:18:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences2673-68612023-11-01410.3389/fresc.2023.12965051296505Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation centerZhiyang Shi0Zhiyang Shi1Jacques Comeau2Gordon A. Bloom3Heather Gainforth4Heather Gainforth5Aliki Thomas6Aliki Thomas7Shane N. Sweet8Shane N. Sweet9Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaCentre for Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research in Metropolitan Montreal, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaSchool of Health and Exercise Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, Kelowna, BC, CanadaInternational Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CanadaCentre for Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research in Metropolitan Montreal, Montreal, QC, CanadaSchool of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaDepartment of Kinesiology and Physical Education, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CanadaCentre for Interdisciplinary Rehabilitation Research in Metropolitan Montreal, Montreal, QC, CanadaIntroductionCommunity-based spinal cord injury (SCI) organizations deliver peer mentorship programs in rehabilitation settings. Little is known on how these programs are delivered through the collaboration between community-based SCI organizations and rehabilitation institutions. This study aimed to identify barriers, facilitators, and collaboration processes within a SCI peer mentorship program provided by a community-based organization at a rehabilitation center.MethodsA qualitative case study design was applied. Seven participants were recruited, including two mentees, two mentors, one program director of the community-based SCI organization, and two healthcare professionals of the rehabilitation center. Each participant completed a one-on-one interview. Data were analyzed inductively and deductively based on the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR).ResultsTen factors were identified to influence the delivery of the peer mentorship program, including nine CFIR constructs. Successful delivery of the program required strong, collaborative inter-professional relationships between health professionals and community organizational staff (e.g., peer mentors) as facilitators; whereas potential cost, minimal patient needs, and limited mentor resources were found to be barriers. Engaging health professionals by initiating communications, reflecting and evaluating the program collectively with health professionals were important collaboration processes for the community-based organization to maintain effective partnership with the rehabilitation center.DiscussionThe collaboration processes and strategies to addressing/leveraging the barriers and facilitators may inform evidence-based practice to establish and optimize the delivery of SCI peer mentorship programs in various rehabilitation settings.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fresc.2023.1296505/fullspinal cord injuryrehabilitationcommunity servicespeer supportqualitative research |
spellingShingle | Zhiyang Shi Zhiyang Shi Jacques Comeau Gordon A. Bloom Heather Gainforth Heather Gainforth Aliki Thomas Aliki Thomas Shane N. Sweet Shane N. Sweet Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences spinal cord injury rehabilitation community services peer support qualitative research |
title | Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center |
title_full | Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center |
title_fullStr | Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center |
title_full_unstemmed | Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center |
title_short | Delivery of a community-based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center |
title_sort | delivery of a community based peer mentorship program for people with spinal cord injury at a rehabilitation center |
topic | spinal cord injury rehabilitation community services peer support qualitative research |
url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fresc.2023.1296505/full |
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