Effective peer-to-peer support for young people with end-stage renal disease: a mixed methods evaluation of Camp COOL.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Camp COOL programme aims to help young Dutch people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) develop self-management skills. Fellow patients already treated in adult care (hereafter referred to as 'buddies') organise the day-to-day program, run the camp, counsel the attendees, and also participate in the activities. The attendees are young people who still have to transfer to adult care. This study aimed to explore the effects of this specific form of peer-to-peer support on the self-management of young people (16-25 years) with ESRD who participated in Camp COOL (CC) (hereafter referred to as 'participants').

Methods

A mixed methods research design was employed. Semi-structured interviews (n = 19) with initiators/staff, participants, and healthcare professionals w

SUBMITTER: Sattoe JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3878094 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature