ArticleBMC health services research2020
Social prescribing for people with mental health needs living in disadvantaged communities: the Life Rooms model.
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- The effectiveness of social prescribing in the management of long-term conditions in community-based adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Exploring the use of social network interventions for adults with mental health difficulties: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- 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
- Social prescribing outcomes: a mapping review of the evidence from 13 countries to identify key common outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness and active ingredients of social prescribing interventions targeting mental health: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- A Systematic Review to Examine the Evidence in Developing Social Prescribing Interventions That Apply a Co-Productive, Co-Designed Approach to Improve Well-Being Outcomes in a Community Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Beyond the sum of its parts: a scoping review on complex mental health care needs.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Review
- Changes in mental health during participation in Art Pharmacy: a longitudinal study of a U.S. arts-based social prescribing program.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- 'We're all doing different things' - exploring primary care practitioners' perspectives of managing distress: a qualitative study.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2026Article
- Identifying key outcomes for social prescribing research in the US: a Delphi method study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Intersectionality and Long Covid: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Ethnic Minority Groups in the United Kingdom.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Older Adults' Engagement in Social Prescribing: A Qualitative Study Using Focus Groups.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Third sector perspectives on community link worker referrals in social prescribing: a realist analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- 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
- Effect of drama training on self-esteem and personality strengths: A feasibility case control study of nidotherapy.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2024Article
- [Association between Social Isolation and Depression among Korean Living Alone].Jugan geon-gang gwa jilbyeong · 2024Article
- Models of social prescribing to address non-medical needs in adults: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Social prescribing practices and learning across the North West Coast region: essential elements and key challenges to implementing effective and sustainable social prescribing services.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Social prescribing: Exploring general practitioners' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of, and engagement with, the NHS model.Health & social care in the community · 2022Article
- Social prescribing from the patient's perspective: A literature review.Journal of general and family medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundPeople live socially complex lives and have different health care needs influenced by socio-economic factors such as deprivation, unemployment, and poor housing. Lack of access to community based social care results in people seeking social support from health care services. This study explores the Life Rooms as a social prescribing model addressing the social determinants of mental health by providing support and access to resources in a local community setting. With an aim to identify key elements that contribute toward enhancing the effectiveness of the Life Rooms social prescribing approach.
methodsData were obtained through six semi-structured focus groups with mental health service users from two locations in the North West of the UK. Postcode data was collected to generate an Index for Multiple Deprivation (IMD) score, to understand their socio-economic background. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.
resultsA total of 18 participants took part in the study. The majority of participants came from disadvantaged backgrounds; 14 participants measuring 3 and below in terms of overall IMD scores and 9 participants belonged to the poorest decile (IMD score = 1). Participants reported on different elements of the Life Rooms which they found as an effective approach to care. Four main themes emerged from the data: 1) social belonging: being able to just 'be' 2) resourceful and accessible; 3) social inclusion and connectedness; and 4) moving forward: self-development and independence.
conclusionFindings support the need and benefit social prescribing to improve mental health wellbeing and reduce the burden of mental illness.
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