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. 2020 Nov 5;2020(11):CD013779. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013779

Albott 2020.

Methods An overview paper. Describes psychological resilience intervention ‐ peer support model ("Battle buddies") for HCWs
Participants Study population: HCWs
Interventions 1. Rapidly deployable psychological resilience intervention founded on a peer support model (Battle Buddies) developed by the United States Army. 3 levels of support:
  1. peer support. Battle buddies (1:1 peer support); peers are matched on demographics/roles/seniority; focus on listening, validating experiences and providing feedback; rapidly deployable and scalable requiring few resources

  2. unit‐level support. Provides specific frontline units/departments with unit‐level support through an identified mental health consultant ("internal champion"); small group sessions implementing methods derived from the Anticipate‐Deter‐Plan model

  3. individual support

Outcomes Not specifically stated but focus is on resilience
Notes Study authors refer to a project that "will stratify medical school departments affected by COVID‐19 between groups A (early‐start group) and B (delayed‐start group) based on administrative implementation of the intervention". They also provide a figure (see Figure 5) in the paper of a stratified‐start observational study of effects of a psychological resilience intervention for COVID‐19 HCWs