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Patient uptake and adherence to social prescribing: a qualitative study.
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- Experiences of Non-Pharmaceutical Primary Care Interventions for Common Mental Health Disorders in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Groups: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
- Systematic review of social prescribing and older adults: where to from here?Family medicine and community health · 2022Pooled it
- Income Security Health Promotion: Addressing Patients' Unmet Income Needs in a Toronto Family Practice, a Qualitative Study.International journal of social determinants of health and health services · 2026Article
- Harms and Negative or Unintended Consequences of Social Prescribing: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
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- Effects of Social Prescribing for Older Adults: An Evidence and Gap Map.Campbell systematic reviews · 2026Review
- Perspectives of stakeholders in Danish voluntary sports clubs on engaging in potential social prescribing programmes: a qualitative case study.BMC primary care · 2026Article
- Models, implementation, and reported outcomes of social prescribing interventions: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- SHINE - social prescribing for adults and the elderly: the path to effective implementation. A study protocol.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
- Stakeholder understanding of social prescribing in England: a qualitative study in primary care.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Older Adults' Engagement in Social Prescribing: A Qualitative Study Using Focus Groups.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- How to improve support for people with (complex) multiple-problems through social prescribing in a vulnerable neighborhood; professionals', experts-by-experience' and clients' perspectives.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Influence of general practitioners' perceptions on social prescription of arts, nature, and physical activity for psychosocial health and well-being: a structural equation model approach.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Does social prescribing address social determinants of health?Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Routes to social prescribing outside National Health Service (NHS) structures: a systematic map.BMJ public health · 2025Article
- Social prescription for the elderly: a community-based scoping review.Primary health care research & development · 2024Article
- A Thematic Synthesis of the Experiences of Social Prescribing Among Patients in the UK.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024Article
- Implement social prescribing successfully towards embedding: what works, for whom and in which context? A rapid realist review.BMC public health · 2024Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundSocial prescription is an initiative that aims to link patients in primary care with sources of support within the community and voluntary sector to improve their health, wellbeing, and care experience. Such programmes usually include navigators, who work with referred patients and issue onward referrals to sources of non-medical support. Most research on social prescribing (SP) has focused on outcome evaluations, resulting in a knowledge gap of factors affecting uptake and adherence. Understanding such factors enables the refinement of programmes, which has the potential to enhance uptake and adherence, reduce health inequalities, and optimise investment.
aimTo explore the experiences and views of service users, involved GPs, and navigators on factors influencing uptake and adherence to SP. DESIGN &
settingQualitative interviews were conducted with stakeholders involved in an SP programme in the east of England (Luton).
methodData were collected from semi-structured face-to-face interviews with service users, navigators, and GPs. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.
resultsFactors affecting uptake and adherence to SP were related to patients' trust in GPs, navigators' initial phone call, supportive navigators and service providers, free services, and perceived need and benefits. Reported barriers to uptake and adherence were fear of stigma of psychosocial problems, patient expectations, and the short-term nature of the programme.
conclusionThis study provides an insight into factors affecting patient uptake and adherence to SP programmes. More research in this field, including patients who refused to participate in SP, is needed.
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