2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Engagement of community members to act as peer workers is a key feature
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of many community-centred health promotion programmes. However, little
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is known about their experiences beyond the commonly reported themes of
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fulfilment through helping people in need and improvement of personal
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confidence, self-esteem and self-care. This gap in the literature is of
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particular interest given increasing involvement of peer workers in
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community-centred programmes addressing health disparities, such as
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uptake of cancer screening. This paper aims to explore experiences of
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the peer leaders who worked for the Cancer Awareness: Ready for
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Education and Screening (CARES) project to promote awareness, knowledge,
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and uptake of breast and cervical cancer screening among
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under-/never-screened women who belonged to ethnic minority, recent
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immigrant and low-income communities in Toronto, Canada. In 2013, three
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focus groups were conducted with 14 peer leaders to explore their
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experiences. All were immigrant women between 30 and 50 years of age.
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All discussions were audio recorded and transcribed verbatim. We used
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situational maps and analysis to create a visual representation of the
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data, and to investigate peer leaders experiences. Situational analysis
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was chosen to bring to light dominant and also silent underlying aspects
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which define the meaning of being a peer leader. The first level of
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analysis identified main themes that characterised peer leaders''
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experience: (i) Helping others (women, friends and family) and
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themselves by improved self-confidence, self-awareness and self-care and
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(ii) Redefining professional and social positions through their project
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activities leading to professional development and networking. The
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second level of analysis explored the redefining process and identified
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some peer leaders'' negotiations in relation to knowledge (science vs.
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myth), beliefs (fear vs. assurance) and boundaries (private vs. work).
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Adding to the literature on the peer workers'' experience, the findings
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are discussed in relation to empowerment of peer workers, training
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implications and theoretical contributions.'
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affiliation: 'Ahmad, F (Corresponding Author), York Univ, Sch Hlth Policy \& Management,
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4700 Keele St,HNES Bldg Rm 414, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada.
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Ahmad, Farah; Ferrari, Manuela, York Univ, Sch Hlth Policy \& Management, Toronto,
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ON M3J 1P3, Canada.
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Ahmad, Farah; Lofters, Aisha, St Michaels Hosp, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Inst, Ctr
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Res Inner City Hlth, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Moravac, Catherine; Lofters, Aisha; Dunn, Sheila, Univ Toronto, Dept Family \& Community
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Med, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Moravac, Catherine, Univ Toronto, Fac Med, Inst Med Sci, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Dunn, Sheila, Womens Coll Hosp, Womens Coll Res Inst, Toronto, ON, Canada.'
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author: Ahmad, Farah and Ferrari, Manuela and Moravac, Catherine and Lofters, Aisha
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and Dunn, Sheila
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author-email: farahmad@yorku.ca
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author_list:
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- family: Ahmad
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given: Farah
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- family: Ferrari
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given: Manuela
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- family: Moravac
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given: Catherine
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- family: Lofters
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given: Aisha
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- family: Dunn
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given: Sheila
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/hsc.12352
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eissn: 1365-2524
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files: []
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issn: 0966-0410
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journal: HEALTH \& SOCIAL CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
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keywords: 'breast cancer; cervical cancer; health promotion; lay worker; peer
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worker; screening'
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keywords-plus: 'HEALTH; EDUCATION; SUPPORT; INTERVENTION; INVOLVEMENT; PREVENTION;
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NUTRITION; FOOD'
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '2'
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number-of-cited-references: '50'
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orcid-numbers: 'Ahmad, Farah/0000-0001-9747-1148
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Ferrari, Manuela/0000-0002-7530-6210'
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pages: 630-640
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papis_id: ee7de1946d91c26302bc3a6b05e5d10b
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ref: Ahmad2017expandingmeaning
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researcherid-numbers: 'Moravac, Catherine/ABA-5315-2020
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Ahmad, Farah/B-4261-2008
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times-cited: '6'
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title: 'Expanding the meaning of `being a peer leader'': qualitative findings from
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a Canadian community-based cervical and breast cancer screening programme'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000394976600032
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '12'
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volume: '25'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health; Social Work
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year: '2017'
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