Technology to Enable Adolescent Peer Mentoring for NIH-Funded R01
Given the importance of peer relationships during adolescence and young adulthood, peer-to-peer mentoring is an ideal modality to assist in the development of independent self-management skills for participants to become active and engaged adults. Researchers at Duke University have designed and pilot tested a peer-based coaching intervention, The Peer i-Coaching for Activated Self-Management Optimization (PiCASO) study to evaluate Peer Mentors’ ability to cultivate the development of activated self-management skills.