Web-Based Peer Support Interventions for Adults Living With Chronic Conditions: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, 1 in 3 adults live with multiple chronic conditions. Thus, effective interventions are needed to prevent and manage these chronic conditions and to reduce the associated health care costs. Teaching effective self-management practices to people with chronic diseases is one strategy to address the burden of chronic conditions. With the increasing availability of and access to the internet, the implementation of web-based peer support programs has become increasingly common.

Objective

The purpose of this scoping review is to synthesize existing literature and key characteristics of web-based peer support programs for persons with chronic conditions.

Methods

This scoping review follows the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and M

SUBMITTER: Hossain SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8188320 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature