The Role of Aboriginal Kidney Health Mentors in the Transplant Journey: A Qualitative Evaluation
Aboriginal health mentors with lived experience of chronic conditions can play an important role in supporting people and promoting cultural safety in health services. SO WHAT?: Further support and funding are needed to develop, evaluate and embed the mentor role into policy and practice to improve patient journeys, health promotion, transplant rates and health outcomes.
Authors
- Lachlan Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0777-6007)
- Patricia C. Henwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1253-8628)
- Bob s.
- Gillian Gorham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9814-2204)
- Sophie Pascoe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-8593)
- Heather R. Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0453-7801)
- David Croker
- Neil Wilkshire
- Cedrina Algy
- Michelle Misener
Institutions
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Promotion Journal of Australia
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70000
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76
Funders
- Charles Darwin University