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What is Peer Support Group?

Peer support occurs when people provide emotional or practical help to each other. It is often used to refer to activities where colleagues, members of self help organizations and others meet as equals to give each other support on a reciprocal basis.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Support mental / emotional health 48 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 30 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Mood 26 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Substance abuse 14 1 Efficacy_major
An event 12 1 Efficacy_moderate
Bipolar Disorder 5 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 3
Mild
 5
None
 26

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Peer Support Group

Irritability 3
Crying 2
Feeling of hopeless and irremediable social/emotional isolation 1
Suicidal thoughts or urges 1
Anger 1
Trigger - drug use by support group members 1

Reported Schedules

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently participating in Peer Support Group. See all 39 dosages ►

  60 min monthly 90 min monthly 120 min monthly 180 min monthly 60 min weekly 360 min monthly 90 min weekly 120 min weekly 180 min weekly 60 min daily
  10 Number of Patients: 10 18 Number of Patients: 18 24 Number of Patients: 24 6 Number of Patients: 6 13 Number of Patients: 13 2 Number of Patients: 2 16 Number of Patients: 16 13 Number of Patients: 13 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Peer Support Group(multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 11   Other: 35%
Felt finished with this treatment 10   Felt finished with this treatment: 32%
This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help 6   This type of therapy or counseling didn't seem to help: 19%
This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help 5   This particular therapist or program didn't seem to help: 16%
Found another therapist or program I preferred 3   Found another therapist or program I preferred: 10%
I didn't have enough time 2   I didn't have enough time: 6%
No convenient appointments available 2   No convenient appointments available: 6%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 3%
Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance 1   Completed the number of sessions covered by my insurance: 3%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been In Peer Support Group

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Stopped participating in Peer Support Group

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Peer Support Group

Always
 11 31%
Usually
 15 42%
Sometimes
 8 22%
Never
 2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Peer Support Group

Very
 2 6%
Somewhat
 8 22%
A little
 8 22%
Not at all
 18 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Peer Support Group

$200+
 2 7%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 2 7%
$25-49
 1 4%
< $25
 23 82%

Report created on February 12, 2012.