APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Poster:Effectiveness of Peer Support Services In a Non-Western Community-Based Intervention for Depression: Mutual Benefits for Older Adults and Peer Supporters
- Terry Yat Sang Lum
The University of Hong Kong - Eric Kwok Lun Yiu
The University of Hong Kong - Wai Chi Chan
The University of Hong Kong - Gloria Hoi Yan Wong
University of Reading
Abstract
In a community-based mental health program for late-life depression, older adults who received peer support demonstrated greater reduction in depressive symptoms following intervention than those without peer support. Peer supporters also reported a significant increase in the community connection after providing one year of service.
