Abstract
Description of certified peer specialists integration of peer philosophy into the delivery of a self-management intervention enhanced with mobile health. Qualitative examination of peer case notes that were routinely entered on a peer care management electronic dashboard. This study included consumers with serious mental illness (N= 8) with a mean age of 68.8years (SD= 4.9). Certified peer specialists (N= 3) were all female and aged 55years or older. Peers entered 146 case notes on the peer care management notes dashboard. Five themes emerged including encouragement of self-determination, bio-psychosocial-spiritual framework guides practice, sharing lived experience to teach self-management skills, personalized text messages to reinforce self-management skill development, and identifying unmet needs and advocating for human rights. Peers unique perspectives and expertise was complemented with the standardized delivery of evidence-based intervention enhanced with mobile health.
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