Qualitative evaluation of a Community Peer Support Service for people with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 295-299

  Haas, B M ^a   Price, L ^b   Freeman, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Peer mentoring; Peer support; Qualitative research; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELATIVE; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL WELFARE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84878294284     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.143     Document Type: Article

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