Peer workers' perceptions and experiences of barriers to implementation of peer worker roles in mental health services: A literature review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 60, Issue , 2016, Pages 234-250

  Vandewalle, Joeri ^a,d   Debyser, Bart ^a,c,d   Beeckman, Dimitri ^a   Vandecasteele, Tina ^a,c   Van Hecke, Ann ^a,b   Verhaeghe, Sofie ^a,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c VIVES University of Applied Sciences   (Belgium)

^d Psychiatric Hospital Pittem   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Barriers; Experiences; Implementation; Mental health services; Patient involvement; Peer workers; Review

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TENSION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WEB OF SCIENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84969801252     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2016.04.018     Document Type: Review

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