Qualitative analysis of peer coaches' experiences with counseling African Americans about reducing heart disease risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite mounting evidence that peer coaches can make significant contributions to patient health, little is known about factors that must be addressed to engage and retain them in their role.

Objective

To identify motivators and barriers to serving as a peer coach.

Design

Open ended semi-structured interviews.

Participants and setting

In a randomized trial of peer support, patients with well controlled hypertension and good interpersonal skills were recruited and trained to serve as peer coaches for African-American patients from the same practices who had poorly controlled hypertension. Peer coaches spoke by telephone at least three times with their same sex patient-clients on alternate months during the 6-month intervention and counseled about medi

SUBMITTER: Barg FK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3270244 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature