Peer support
Peer support is a fundamental evidence-based principle of collective care in healing circles.
Selected research:
- Three threads for weaving nursing excellence into the fabric of an organization (2022) Valle Y, Tobias K, Galuska L, Bailey D.
- A nurse leader’s guide to reducing burnout: Strategies to improve well-being (2021) Kelly LA, Weston MJ, Gee PM.
- Challenges and choices: Insights derived from a survey of nurse leader burnout (2021) Prochnow JA, McGill RL, Pesut DJ, Gordon D, Deno FE, Beckness MD.
- Joy and meaning in nurse manager practice: A narrative analysis (2021) Hahn J, Galuska L, Polifroni EC, Dunnack H.
- Managing moral distress in the workplace: Creating a resiliency bundle (2020) Davis M, Batcheller J.
- Social relationships and mortality risk: A meta-analytic review (2010) Holt-Lunstad J, Smith TB, Layton JB.
Social connection
Social connection can transform our whole health and well-being in our everyday lives.
Research:
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Surgeon General (2023) - A Guide of Leaders: Advancing Social Connection and Addressing Social Isolation & Loneliness through Work (Winter 2023)
Healing circles
Healing circles bring healing and wellbeing for healthcare professionals.
Available research:
- Addressing mental and emotional health concerns experienced by nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic (2022) Dohrn J, Ferng Y-h, Shah R, Diehl E, Frazier L.
- Delivery of peer support through a self-management mHealth intervention (healing circles) in patients with cardiovascular disease: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial (2019) Sakakibara BM, Chakrabarti S, Krahn A, Mackay MH, Sedlak T, Singer J, Whitehurst DG, Lear SA.
- Introducing Healing Circles and Talking Circles into Primary Care (2014) Mehl-Madrona L, Mainguy B.
- Healing circles: An ethnographic study of the interactions among health and healing practitioners from multiple disciplines (2014) Jordan M.
Healing Circles Global 2022 participant survey results:
97
percent of respondents
considered healing circles a safe space
93
percent of respondents
felt more connected to others as a result of their participation in healing circles
92
percent of participants
felt less isolated thanks to healing circles
92
percent of participants
felt that healing circles increased their
sense of wellbeing