Table 4 Mechanisms identified in reviews
From: Peer support for people with chronic conditions: a systematic review of reviews
Social cognitive theory | IMB Theory | Uncertainty management theory | Appraisal, emotional, informational support | Illness or Social identity theory | Readiness stage of wellness motivation | Theory of planned behaviour | Empowerment | Peer leadership or advocacy | Sense of connection | Experiential knowledge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer | |||||||||||
 Dunn 2003 | |||||||||||
 Lee 2018 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
 Meyer 2015 | |||||||||||
 Walshe 2018 | ✓ | ||||||||||
Chronic disease | |||||||||||
 Embuldeniya 2013 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
 Enriquez 2016 | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Diabetes | |||||||||||
 Qi 2015 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
HIV | |||||||||||
 Boucher 2020 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Somatic illness | |||||||||||
 Kingod 2017 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
Finding meaning | Isolation | Sharing | Helping | Reciprocity | Role satisfaction | Emotional entanglement | Self-determination & autonomy motivation | Social comparison theory | Orem’s self-care theory | Rodger’s person-centred approach | Collective voice & mobilisation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer | ||||||||||||
 Dunn 2003 | ✓ | |||||||||||
 Lee 2018 | ||||||||||||
 Meyer 2015 | ✓ | |||||||||||
 Walshe 2018 | ✓ | |||||||||||
Chronic disease | ||||||||||||
 Embuldeniya 2013 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
 Enriquez 2016 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Diabetes | ||||||||||||
 Qi 2015 | ✓ | |||||||||||
HIV | ||||||||||||
 Boucher 2020 | ||||||||||||
Somatic illness | ||||||||||||
 Kingod 2017 | ✓ | |||||||||||