Abstract
<h3>Research Objectives</h3> To explore how SCI&U study participants rated satisfaction, acceptability, and relevance post-intervention. SCI&U is a virtual health self-management program that utilizes the Peer Health Coaching model to support health, well-being, and enhanced quality of life for those living with spinal cord injury (SCI). <h3>Design</h3> The SCI-Peer Health Coach (PHC) plays a powerful role in promoting health-management among community-dwelling adults with spinal cord injury. PHCs are experienced peer mentors with SCI who are specifically trained to coach others with SCI. <h3>Setting</h3> PHCs used an online platform combining videoconferencing with an SCI health resource library, talking points, and conversation flow charts. Coaching also occurred using smart phones. <h3>Participants</h3> 8 community-dwelling adults 1- 23 years post-traumatic SCI. <h3>Interventions</h3> Person-centered coaching supported participants with identifying and managing barriers related to any health issue they wanted to address. PHCs completed up to 14 coaching calls during 30-45-minute-long scheduled coaching sessions with participants for up to 5 months. PHCs tracked the progress of their peers in setting and reaching their goals on a password protected portal. Peers completed assessments through the secure SCI&U platform post-intervention. <h3>Main Outcome Measures</h3> Participants rated satisfaction, acceptability, and relevance post-intervention using the Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ) measure, which has high construct validity and is a reliable measure of a broad range of patient education program benefits for chronic condition management. <h3>Results</h3> heiQ mean scores averaged 3.7/4 for goal setting, information sharing, relevance, feeling validated, and the coaching relationship. <h3>Conclusions</h3> The SCI&U program was highly valued by program participants. Virtual coaching provided by a PHC is a viable role for future programs that aim to support addressing health needs and increasing the quality of life for the SCI community. <h3>Author(s) Disclosures</h3> The authors do not have any conflicts to declare.
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