ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2019
Social prescribing: where is the evidence?
Article in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
119 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Primary care-based interventions for post-stroke follow-up for long-term care: a systematic review.Family practice · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic literature review of economic studies on nature-based social prescribing for health improvement.BMC primary care · 2026Pooled it
- Taking a Strengths-Based Approach to Mental Health in Rural Communities: What Is the Evidence for Harnessing Strengths?The Australian journal of rural health · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of relational agents for loneliness across age groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Does nature-based social prescription improve mental health outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Critical components of social prescribing programmes with a focus on older adults - a systematic review.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2023Pooled it
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- Systematic review of social prescribing and older adults: where to from here?Family medicine and community health · 2022Pooled it
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- Understanding loneliness: a systematic review of the impact of social prescribing initiatives on loneliness.Perspectives in public health · 2021Pooled it
- Can Social Prescribing Foster Individual and Community Well-Being? A Systematic Review of the Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Uptake of signposting to web-based resources: pregnant women's use of a preventive web-based intervention.BMC primary care · 2023Trial
- Effects of the Norfolk diabetes prevention lifestyle intervention (NDPS) on glycaemic control in screen-detected type 2 diabetes: a randomised controlled trial.BMC medicine · 2021Trial
- Caring for the lonely: an ethical case for social prescribing against loneliness.Medicine, health care, and philosophy · 2026Article
- Supporting goal setting to promote social connection in older adults: a rapid review.BMJ open · 2026Review
- Feasibility Assessment of Extracting Social Determinants of Health From Electronic Medical Records: A Multicenter Study Across Chinese Healthcare Institutions.Health care science · 2026Article
- Designing acceptable, feasible and engaging social prescribing pathways: the case of connecting from general practice to 'Golf for Health'.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Community supporters' experiences of Team Orange, a community-based dementia support program in Japan: a qualitative content analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Associating Multimorbidity Patterns With Healthcare Utilization and Unmet Healthcare Needs Among Older Koreans Living Alone.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2026Article
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