Referrals to Peer Support for Families in Pediatric Subspecialty Practices: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Referrals to peer support (PS) can help families of children with special health care needs in providing emotional support, reducing feelings of stress and anxiety, and improving the care experience. This study aimed to gain providers' perspectives about PS referrals for families of children with special health care needs, including their perspectives on logistics of, barriers to, and facilitators of making referrals as well as the perceived impacts of PS referrals.

Methods

This study builds on a 2022 survey of California pediatric subspecialists about the value and challenges of PS. The study team conducted 20 semistructured interviews with people from pediatric subspecialty practices in California and used a priori themes derived from the interview protocol to

SUBMITTER: Kobrin A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11821679 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature