Feasibility of peer support services among people with severe mental illness in China.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Peer-delivered services potentially provide broad, multifaceted benefits for persons suffering severe mental illness. Most studies to date have been conducted in countries with well-developed outpatient mental health systems. The objective of this study was to examine the feasibility for developing a community-based peer service in China. METHODS:Thirteen peer service providers and 54 consumers were recruited from four communities in Beijing. We initiated the program in two communities, followed by another two in order to verify and add to our understanding of potential scalable feasibility. Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted 12 month after initiation at each site to measure satisfaction and perceived benefits from perspectives of peer service providers, and

SUBMITTER: Fan Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6854628 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature