Peer Visitation for OEF/OIF Veterans

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Polytrauma, Blast Injuries

In brief

The goal of this study was to train OIF/OIF Veterans with multiple injuries to be Peer Visitors, i.e., Volunteers who visit more recently OIF/OEF Veterans and provide support. We evaluated the effectiveness of the training, and any benefits that Volunteer Peer Visitors and the Recipients of Peer Visitors experienced as a result of participating in Peer Visitation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01193686

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

30

Starts

2010-11-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• For Peer Visitors:
• eligibility will be determined using a combination of self-assessment, clinician recommendation, and Voluntary Services screening
• For participants who are interested in receiving a peer visitor:
• eligibility will be determined by the referring clinical team and the Research Nurse
• Peer Visitors:
• To be eligible to participate in the study as a potential Veteran Peer Visitor, Veterans must complete several screening steps. A Veteran must be nominated by a clinician from the Center for Polytrauma Care (CPC) Clinical Team, or they must nominate themselves for the project and seek endorsement from a clinician on the CPC team. To be nominated or endorsed by a clinician, the Veteran must have been observed by the clinical team member to demonstrate the following specific behaviors and characteristics:
• Reliable and organized about keeping appointments (80% adherence or better)
• Demonstrate excellent insight into own treatment goals, progress, barriers, treatment rationale
• Not demonstrate any "high-risk" behaviors in the previous 12 months, including suicidal ideation or intent, inpatient psychiatric treatment (other than planned, voluntary admission to Evaluation and Brief Treatment Unit), active substance abuse or dependence, uncontrolled psychotic symptoms (e.g., hallucinations, delusions), felonies.
• Evidence of good social support (i.e., clinician aware of supportive relationships)
• Engaged in meaningful life goals and activities (e.g., work, school, volunteering, parenting, recreation, church)
• Able to pass background check for Voluntary Services
• Must be English Speaking
• Able to complete pen and paper surveys

You may not qualify if…

• Not an OEF/OIF Veteran
• Under age 18
• Non English Speaking
• Psychiatrically at risk (i.e., uncontrolled psychotic symptoms, active substance abuse or dependence)

Where it is running

• VA Puget Sound Health Care System Seattle Division, Seattle, WA — Seattle, Washington, United States

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