Trial Parameters
Brief Summary
The goal of this interventional study is to assess whether a peer coaching intervention (PEER) can improve the well-being in individuals who experienced a stroke. The main questions it aims to answer are 1. Is the PEER intervention feasible and acceptable for the intervention recipients who receive the intervention? 2. Is the PEER intervention feasible and acceptable for the peer coaches who deliver the intervention? 3. Do intervention recipients show a higher level of quality of life at immediate, 4-week, and 8-week post-intervention? 4. Do intervention recipients display increases in measures of psycho-social-spiritual well-being at immediate, 4-week, and 8-week post-intervention? Peer coach participants will a) take training sessions, b) deliver 5 coaching sessions to an intervention recipient participant, c) complete surveys before training, after training, and after intervention delivery, and d) participate in a personal interview Intervention recipient participants will a) attend 5 coaching sessions delivered by a peer coach participant, b) complete surveys before intervention, immediately post intervention, 4-week post intervention, and 8 week post-intervention, and c) participate in a personal interview.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria for peer coach: * Aged 21 years and above * Diagnosed with stroke within the past 5 years and discharged from the hospital Inclusion criteria for intervention recipients * Aged 21 years and above * Diagnosed with stroke within the past 1 year and discharged from the hospital Exclusion criteria for all participants: * Unable to communicate in English * Unable to provide informed consent * Diagnosed with one or multiple conditions which affect cognitive and/or mental health severely * Diagnosed with severe or potentially terminal co-morbidities