Woman to Woman: A Peer to Peer Support Program for Women With Gynecologic Cancer

Arden Moulton; Amy Balbierz; Stephanie Eisenman; Elizabeth Neustein; Virginia Walther; Irwin Epstein

doi:10.1080/00981389.2013.834031

Woman to Woman: A Peer to Peer Support Program for Women With Gynecologic Cancer

Arden Moulton
, Amy Balbierz
, Stephanie Eisenman
, Elizabeth Neustein
, Virginia Walther
, Irwin Epstein

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Abstract

Gynecologic cancer has significant emotional and psychosocial implications for patients and their families. This article describes the origin and implementation of a peer to peer support program providing emotional support and information to women in treatment for gynecologic cancer and their families, in collaboration with medical and social work staff in a large, urban medical center. A formative evaluation of the program is included which suggests program participants view the program as a helpful source of support throughout treatment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	913-929
Number of pages	17
Journal	Social Work in Health Care
Volume	52
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00981389.2013.834031
State	Published - Nov 2013

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gynecologic cancer
peer to peer support

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