Celebrating the impact of health research: success stories in arthritis – long description

Figure 1: Flow diagram of the peer support intervention design

The peer support intervention design flow diagram has 4 main parts:

1. Peer mentor training
   1. recruitment of peer mentors which includes training them to:
      1. observe
      2. assess
      3. feedback
      4. retrain
      5. reinforce
2. Peer mentoring program
   1. recruitment of persons with early inflammatory arthritis (EIA) who receive one-on-one peer support and training to:
      1. observe
      2. assess
      3. feedback
      4. retrain
      5. reinforce
3. Short-term outcomes
   1. improved treatment (DMARD) adherence
   2. increased self-efficacy
   3. increased health-related quality of life
   4. increased social support
   5. improved self-management
   6. improved coping efficacy
   7. decreased anxiety
   8. decreased disease activity
4. Long-term outcomes
   1. improved health outcomes
   2. enhanced health & well-being
   3. transition of EIA participant to peer mentors which creates sustainability by feeding back into the beginning of the peer support intervention design – the recruitment of peer mentors

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