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Telephone-based mutual peer support for depression: a pilot study.

Jamie Travis1, Kathryn Roeder, Heather Walters

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. jktravis@gmail.com

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Telephone-based peer support is a feasible and acceptable addition to depression treatment. This intervention improved depression symptoms, quality of life, and disability for patients in specialty mental health care.

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Area of Science:

  • Mental Health
  • Psychiatry
  • Telemedicine

Background:

  • Continued depressive symptoms often persist despite specialty mental health treatment.
  • Peer support interventions show promise but require accessible delivery methods.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the acceptability and feasibility of a telephone-based mutual peer support program.
  • To evaluate depression-related outcomes in individuals with ongoing depressive symptoms.

Main Methods:

  • A 12-week telephone-based mutual peer support intervention was implemented in three outpatient mental health clinics.
  • Participants were trained in communication skills and partnered for weekly calls, with call data recorded.
  • Depression symptoms (BDI-II), quality of life, disability, and self-efficacy were measured at baseline, 6, and 12 weeks.

Main Results:

  • 59.3% of participants completed the 12-week intervention, averaging 10.3 calls (26.8 min each).
  • A significant reduction in depression symptoms (mean change in BDI-II: -4.2, p<0.02) was observed.
  • Improvements were noted in disability, quality of life, and psychological health; qualitative feedback was positive.

Conclusions:

  • Telephone-based mutual peer support is a feasible and acceptable adjunct to specialty depression care.
  • Further larger trials are necessary to establish the efficacy and effectiveness of this intervention.