Typology of mental health peer support work components: systematised review and expert consultation

Kotera, Y. et al. (2023) Typology of mental health peer support work components: systematised review and expert consultation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, (doi: 10.1007/s11469-023-01126-7) (Early Online Publication)

Abstract

The employment of mental health peer support (PS) is recommended in national and international mental health policy, and widely implemented across many countries. The key components of PS remain to be identified. This study aimed to develop a typology of components involved in one-to-one PS for adults in mental health services. A systematised review was performed to establish a preliminary long list of candidate components, followed by expert consultation (n = 21) to refine the list. Forty-two publications were full-text reviewed, comprising 26 trial reports, nine training manuals, and seven change model papers. Two hundred forty-two candidate components were identified, which were thematically synthesised to 16 components and eight sub-components, categorised into four themes: recruitment, preparation, practice, and PS worker wellbeing. Our typology can inform reflection and planning of PS practice, and allow more rigorous and synthesised studies, such as component network meta-analyses, to characterise the impact of each component and their interactions.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: MS acknowledges the support of the NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. AJS/LJG/EAS are supported by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands (ARC EM).
• Status: Early Online Publication
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Bradstreet, Dr Simon
• Authors: Kotera, Y., Newby, C., Charles, A., Ng, F., Watson, E., Davidson, L., Nixdorf, R., Bradstreet, S., Brophy, L., Brasier, C., Simpson, A., Gillard, S., Puschner, B., Kidd, S. A., Mahlke, C., Sutton, A. J., Gray, L. J., Smith, E. A., Ashmore, A., Pomberth, S., and Slade, M.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Journal Name: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
• Publisher: Springer
• ISSN: 1557-1874
• ISSN (Online): 1557-1882
• Published Online: 14 August 2023
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © The Author(s) 2023
• First Published: First published in International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 2023
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons license