SynthesisPerspectives in public health2023
Service user perspectives on social prescribing services for mental health in the UK: a systematic review.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Potential harms of social prescribing: a global umbrella review and dark logic model.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Working between systems: an umbrella review of care navigator roles and responsibilities.Frontiers in health services · 2025Pooled it
- A Randomized Controlled Trial of Social Prescribing: Comparing a Comprehensive Navigation Model With Signposting.Annals of family medicine · 2026Trial
- Harms and Negative or Unintended Consequences of Social Prescribing: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Service User Experiences and Perspectives of Social Prescribing Services for Mental Health.Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- Social prescribing within five European countries: a protocol of a cross-country qualitative analysis.BMJ open · 2026Article
- ArtsRx as an arts prescribing model: leveraging CRM data to understand participation and engagement.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Digital social prescribing: a concept analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Humanization interventions in primary health care: an umbrella review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Review
- Understanding the potential role of Social Prescribing Link Workers in supporting identified needs of people with physical and mental long-term conditions: a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Conceptualising social prescribing in urgent and emergency care.Future healthcare journal · 2024Article
- Understanding How, Why and for Whom Link Work Interventions Promote Access in Community Healthcare Settings in the United Kingdom: A Realist Review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2024Review
- 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
- Evaluation of the Perceived Benefits of a Peer Support Group for People with Mental Health Problems.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Social Prescribing Competence among Community Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students in Norway.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Nature-Based Interventions in the UK: A Mixed Methods Study Exploring Green Prescribing for Promoting the Mental Wellbeing of Young Pregnant Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
aimTo thematically synthesise adult service users' perspectives on how UK-based social prescribing services support them with their mental health management.
methodsNine databases were systematically searched up to March 2022. Eligible studies were qualitative or mixed methods studies involving participants aged ⩾ 18 years accessing social prescribing services primarily for mental health reasons. Thematic synthesis was applied to qualitative data to create descriptive and analytical themes.
results51,965 articles were identified from electronic searches. Six studies were included in the review (
conclusionsThis review provides a synthesis of the qualitative evidence on service users' experiences of accessing and using social prescribing services to support their mental health management. Adherence to principles of person-centred care and addressing the holistic needs of service users (including devoting attention to the quality of the therapeutic environment) are important for design and delivery of social prescribing services. This will optimise service user satisfaction and other outcomes that matter to them.
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