Models of Peer Support to Remediate Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: A Report Developed by the Society of Critical Care Medicine Thrive International Peer Support Collaborative.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Patients and caregivers can experience a range of physical, psychologic, and cognitive problems following critical care discharge. The use of peer support has been proposed as an innovative support mechanism.

Design

We sought to identify technical, safety, and procedural aspects of existing operational models of peer support, among the Society of Critical Care Medicine Thrive Peer Support Collaborative. We also sought to categorize key distinctions between these models and elucidate barriers and facilitators to implementation.

Subjects and setting

Seventeen Thrive sites from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia were represented by a range of healthcare professionals.

Measurements and main results

Via an iterative process of in-person and

SUBMITTER: McPeake J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6719778 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature