title: Effect of counselor training on skills development and psychosocial status of volunteers with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Volunteers with systemic lupus erythematosus were recruited for a telephone service to provide psychosocial support to peers. The volunteers attended an 8-week counselor training program. The aim was to evaluate the impact of the training on counselors' skill development and to record possible changes in the counselors' psychosocial status. A second group of trainees (n = 15) was used as a delayed control for the first group (n = 14). The data were analyzed using multivariate repeated measures analysis of variance. Tests chosen to monitor psychosocial status included: Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales Anxiety and Depression subscales, Arthritis Helplessness Index, Wallston General Self-Efficacy Scale, University of California at Los Angeles Loneliness Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem, and Campbell Personal Competence scales. Tests selected to measure skills and knowledge.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horton
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Engelhard
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lockshin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abramson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education*; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012923:Social Class; D012944:Social Support; D014838:Volunteers / Q000193:education*