Gainforth, H;
Giroux, E;
Shaw, R;
Casemore, S;
Clarke, T;
McBride, C;
Garnett, C;
(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.
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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.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Investigating Characteristics of Quality Peer Mentors with Spinal Cord Injury |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.019 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2019.04.019 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Consensus, Delphi, peer mentorship, spinal cord injury |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10076303 |
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