Framework for the Development and Delivery of Digital Peer Support Programs: Qualitative Study on in-Person and Digital Delivery for People With Cardiovascular Disease
Participants in peer support programs derive benefit from sharing their experience of living with CVD, which enables coping, learning, feeling understood, and a sense of community. Priorities were synthesized to create a framework for digital peer support development, with recommendations to focus on 6 key areas: uptake, flexibility, resources, autonomy, safeguarding, and interface.
Authors
- Julie Redfern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8707-5563)
- Vanessa Poulsen
- Thomas Buckley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1902-9113)
- Stephanie Ruth Partridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5390-3922)
- Wendan Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9043-9249)
- Karice Hyun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0164-7725)
- Emily Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0788-0990)
- Joseph Weddell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7061-8015)
- Robyn Gallagher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5588-9351)
- Christian Verdicchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9232-0997)
Institutions
- Bond University (AU)
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Concord Hospital (US)
- National Heart Foundation of Australia (AU)
- Australian Centre for Heart Health (AU)
- Anzac Research Institute (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/72743
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Medical Research Council
- National Health and Medical Research Council