Developing and testing a principle-based fidelity index for peer support in mental health services.
Steve GillardN BanachE BarlowJ ByrneR FosterL GoldsmithJ MarksC McWilliamR MorsheadK StepanianR TurnerA VereyS WhitePublished in: Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology (2021)
The index offers potential to improve the evidence base for peer support in mental health services, enabling future trials to assess fidelity of interventions to peer support principles, and service providers a means of ensuring that peer support retains its distinctive qualities as it is introduced into mental health services.