Peer Support for Post Intensive Care Syndrome Self-Management (PS-PICS)

Randomized participants will complete 4 study assessments: 1) baseline data at hospital discharge; 2) baseline data post-hospital discharge and before the start of the weekly peer support intervention; 3) post-intervention at the conclusion of the 90-day weekly peer support intervention; and 4) follow-up at 6-months post-hospital discharge. The weekly peer support intervention will be delivered by a small pool of critical illness survivor peers (mentors) recruited from the study site from previous research. Peer support mentors will be trained in peer support and MI, and will deliver 3 months of weekly MI interventions (phone-based) to CCI survivors randomized to the intervention group. Participants randomized to the usual care group will not receive the weekly peer support/MI intervention but will receive the usual discharge planning services currently provided at hospital discharge. Participants in both groups will be contacted by the research team for 4 telephone-based assessments. The design will allow us to test the feasibility and potential impact of the PS-PICS intervention on social relationship measures, depression and self-management. Data collection and analyses are guided by the Individual and Family Self-Management Theory. The Individual and Family Self-Management Theory illustrates the interaction of the process of self-management with risk and protective factors, and short-term and long-term outcomes.