eprintid: 10076303
rev_number: 35
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datestamp: 2019-06-19 12:02:02
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creators_name: Gainforth, H
creators_name: Giroux, E
creators_name: Shaw, R
creators_name: Casemore, S
creators_name: Clarke, T
creators_name: McBride, C
creators_name: Garnett, C
creators_name: Sweet, S
title: Investigating Characteristics of Quality Peer Mentors with Spinal Cord Injury
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B02
divisions: D12
divisions: J96
keywords: Consensus, Delphi, peer mentorship, spinal cord injury
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abstract: OBJECTIVE: To identify characteristics 1) of high and low quality SCI peer mentors; and 2) that should be used to match spinal cord injury (SCI) peer mentors and mentees. DESIGN: The study was conducted in partnership with three Canadian provincial SCI Organizations using an integrated knowledge translation approach. The Delphi exercise was completed in three rounds. In Round 1, people with SCI completed a thought-listing exercise to identify characteristics of high and low-quality peer mentors and for matching. In Rounds 2 and 3, people with SCI and community organization staff rated characteristics from the previous round on an 11-point scale. After the final round, the remaining characteristics were thematically analyzed. SETTING: Community-based peer mentorship programs in three Canadian provinces. PARTICIPANTS: People with SCI and SCI community organization staff (Round 1, n = 45; Round 2, n = 27; Round 3, n = 25). INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Consensus-based list of characteristics. RESULTS: Participants reached consensus on 215 characteristics of quality peer mentors and 11 characteristics for peer mentor-mentee matching (ICC = 0.96). A consensus-based characterization of high and low-quality peer mentorship was created and included six overarching themes: competencies, personality characteristics, emotional state, mentor outlook, reason for mentoring, and role model. CONCLUSION: A consensus-based characterization of quality peer mentorship was co-developed with input from over 50 members of the SCI community. Findings highlight that peers have both interpersonal and intrapersonal characteristics that contribute to quality mentorship. The findings highlighted the importance of matching mentors on lived experience and shared interests. Findings will inform future research and SCI peer mentorship programs.
date: 2019-10
date_type: published
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.019
oa_status: green
full_text_type: other
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
verified: verified_manual
elements_id: 1664150
doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.019
pii: S0003-9993(19)30386-7
lyricists_name: Garnett, Claire
lyricists_id: GARNE60
actors_name: Garnett, Claire
actors_id: GARNE60
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
volume: 100
number: 10
pagerange: 1916-1923
issn: 0003-9993
citation:        Gainforth, H;    Giroux, E;    Shaw, R;    Casemore, S;    Clarke, T;    McBride, C;    Garnett, C;           Gainforth, H;  Giroux, E;  Shaw, R;  Casemore, S;  Clarke, T;  McBride, C;  Garnett, C;  Sweet, S;   - view fewer <#>    (2019)    Investigating Characteristics of Quality Peer Mentors with Spinal Cord Injury.                   Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , 100  (10)   pp. 1916-1923.    10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.019 <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.019>.       Green open access   
 
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