Which Homeless Veterans Benefit From a Peer Mentor and How?
Which Homeless Veterans Benefit From a Peer Mentor and How?
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DOI：
10.1002/jclp.22407
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发表时间：
2017-09-01
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3
通讯作者：
O'Toole, Thomas P.
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作者：
Resnik, Linda;Ekerholm, Sarah;O'Toole, Thomas P.
目标：退伍军人事务部（VA）正在扩大同侪支持。研究仅限于退伍军人对同伴服务益处的看法。我们描述了无家可归的退伍军人的价值观，并研究了与福利相关的特征。方法：从一个多地点随机对照试验的退伍军人样本，我们研究了在VA初级保健和无家可归的初级保健诊所增加同行。我们采用定性的方法来研究的看法，同伴服务的无家可归的退伍军人的子样本。定量方法被用来验证两个样本中的结果。结果：65%的子样本和83%的全样本受益于同伴导师。受益的参与者有更多的同伴访问和干预时间（p <0.05），更有可能是少数民族，并且不太可能患有创伤后应激障碍。结论：本研究中的大多数退伍军人参与者受益于接受同伴导师干预。非裔美国退伍军人更有可能受益，而患有创伤后应激障碍的退伍军人受益的可能性较小。客户认可的同行的作用影响的结果。(C)2016 Wiley Periodicals，Inc.
Objective: Veterans Affairs (VA) is expanding peer support. Research is limited on Veterans' perspective on benefits from peer services. We describe homeless Veteran perceptions of value and examine characteristics associated with benefit. Method: From a sample of Veterans in a multisite randomized control trial, we studied addition of peers in VA Primary Care and homeless-oriented primary care clinics. We used qualitative methods to study the perceptions of peer services among a subsample of homeless Veterans. Quantitative methodswere used to validate findings in both samples. Results: Sixty-five percent of the subsample and 83% of the full sample benefited from a peer mentor. Participants who benefited had more peer visits and minutes of intervention (p < .05), were more likely to be minority, and were less likely to have posttraumatic stress disorder. Conclusion: The majority of Veteran participants in this study benefited from receiving peer mentor intervention. African American Veterans were more likely to benefit and Veterans with PTSD were less likely to benefit. Client endorsement of the peer's role influenced outcomes. (C) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.