Framework for the Development and Delivery of Digital Peer Support Programs: Qualitative Study on in-Person and Digital Delivery for People With Cardiovascular Disease

Joseph Weddell   ^{1, 2} , BSc ;   Emily Li   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Wendan Shi   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Robyn Gallagher   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Stephanie Ruth Partridge   ^{1, 2} , PhD ;   Karice Hyun   ^{3, 4} , PhD ;   Vanessa Poulsen   ⁵ , Grad Dip ;   Christian Verdicchio   ^{3, 6, 7} , PhD ;   Thomas Buckley   ¹ , PhD ;   Julie Redfern   ^{1, 8} , PhD

¹ Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

² Charles Perkins Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

³ Sydney School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

⁴ Cardiology Department, Concord Hospital, Anzac Research Institute, Concord, Australia

⁵ National Heart Foundation of Australia, Adelaide, Australia

⁶ Heart Support Australia, Canberra, Australia

⁷ Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia

⁸ Institute for Evidence-Based Healthcare, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia