Nursing and Allied Health Staff Perceptions and Experiences of a Volunteer Stroke Peer Support Program: A Qualitative Study.
Rosemary SaundersKien ChanRenée M GrahamElena AdamsCaroline E BulsaraKarla L SeamanMarcella Cranny-ConnollyPublished in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2021)
Nursing and allied health staff within multidisciplinary teams are cognisant of the psycho-emotional needs of stroke patients which staff are not fully able to meet. The study findings confirm volunteer peer support can provide valuable and fundamental adjunct support to address stroke patients' unmet needs, as well as supporting staff to enhance stroke patient care.