SynthesisHealth & social care in the community2019
Men's Sheds: A conceptual exploration of the causal pathways for health and well-being.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Men's Sheds: A conceptual exploration of the causal pathways for health and well-being.Health & social care in the community · 2019Pooled it
- The Role of Community-Based Men's Sheds in Health Promotion for Older Men: A Mixed-Methods Systematic Review.American journal of men's healthPooled it
- Treatment of Gender in Research on Intervention Programs Targeting Social Isolation and Loneliness Among Older Adults: Scoping Review.Interactive journal of medical research · 2026Review
- The role of activity engagement, social connection, and masculinity norms in men's shed outcomes for male mental health: a narrative review.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Commentary: The future of U.S. social prescribing: foundations, implementation, and leadership summit insights.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- We care but we're not carers: perceptions and experiences of social prescribing in a UK national community organisation.Perspectives in public health · 2025Article
- The Impacts of Engagement in Men's Sheds on Incidental Physical Activity and Wellbeing Outcomes.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
- Gender-specific analysis of social connection patterns and risk of dementia in community-dwelling older people.Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association · 2024Article
- Online Mental Health Forums and Rural Resilience: Mixed Methods Study and Logic Model.JMIR mental health · 2023Article
- Sheds for life: health and wellbeing outcomes of a tailored community-based health promotion initiative for men's sheds in Ireland.BMC public health · 2022Article
- An Economic Evaluation of 'Sheds for Life': A Community-Based Men's Health Initiative for Men's Sheds in Ireland.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Strategies for effective implementation and scale-up of a multi-level co-designed men's health initiative "Sheds for Life" in Irish Men's Sheds.Frontiers in health services · 2022Article
- Men's Sheds in Scotland: the potential for improving the health of men.Journal of public health policy · 2021Article
- Men's sheds as an alternative healthcare route? A qualitative study of the impact of Men's sheds on user's health improvement behaviours.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Social enterprises' impact on older people's health and wellbeing: exploring Scottish experiences.Health promotion international · 2020Article
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Abstract
Although men have a lower life expectancy than women, and are more susceptible to illness, they have been found to be less likely to engage in health-seeking behaviour. Men's Sheds, as a gendered intervention, has been identified as an effective way to engage men in meaningful activity and gain social support from others. However, links between sheds and health and well-being are not well-documented, and evidence is lacking of the potential causal pathways to health generation. This study aims to develop a plausible empirically based causal theory of how Men's Sheds influence the health and well-being of their participants and to set out future research directions to test this theory. Drawing on a scoping review of academic, peer-reviewed journal articles published between 1990 and 2018, potential causal linkages between shed activity and health and well-being outcomes are synthesised into a logic model framework. Sixteen relevant peer-reviewed journal were identified from the academic literature. The data from the articles are predominantly self-reported, and characterised by small sample sizes and/ or low response rates. Further, information is lacking on the demographics of Men's Shed participants and the contexts in which they exist. Most notably, while there is some evidence on the potential mental health and social well-being impacts of shed activities, physical health is less documented. The study shows that there is a lack of reliable and systematic evidence of the potential causal pathways between Men's Shed activities and health and well-being outcomes. In order to address research gaps, further research is required to test and develop the proposed theory and logic model.
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