ArticleBMJ open2023
Establishing internationally accepted conceptual and operational definitions of social prescribing through expert consensus: a Delphi study.
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127 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Potential harms of social prescribing: a global umbrella review and dark logic model.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Systematic literature review of economic studies on nature-based social prescribing for health improvement.BMC primary care · 2026Pooled it
- Increasing the environmental sustainability of operating rooms in Canada: an evidence-informed guideline for policy.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2026Guideline
- Reimagining Dementia Care: A Complex Intervention Systematic Review on Optimising Social Prescribing (SP) for People Living With Dementia (PLWD) in the United Kingdom.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Pooled it
- Reimagining Dementia Care: A Complex Intervention Systematic Review on Optimising Social Prescribing (SP) for Carers of People Living With Dementia (PLWD) in the United Kingdom.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Pooled it
- Outcomes and instruments used in social prescribing: a modified umbrella review.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of arts on prescription on individual health and wellbeing: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
- Social prescribing outcomes: a mapping review of the evidence from 13 countries to identify key common outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Measures of Psychological Mindedness: A Systematic Review of Psychometric Properties.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyPooled it
- Effectiveness of a nature-based social prescribing intervention on loneliness and health-related quality of life among vulnerable urban adults (RECETAS-BCN): an observer-blinded randomised controlled trial.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- [Mapping municipal psychosocial services for children and parents: access and coordination barriers in preventive care-a mixed methods study].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2026Article
- Social prescribing for children and young people in the UK: characterising access and care pathways using electronic health records.BMJ open · 2026Article
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- Social prescribing interventions in response to older adults' needs in community settings - nurses' perspectives: a qualitative study.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2026Article
- 'So, this feels very different and, you know, kindly': a mixed methods study of arts on prescription in secondary care.European journal of public health · 2026Article
- Navigating the national rollout: examining Primary Care Network link workers and the integration of local social prescribing models in Redbridge.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Harms and Negative or Unintended Consequences of Social Prescribing: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Social prescribing for people recovering from treatment for cancer: a systematic scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Using electronic health records to evaluate a children and young people's social prescribing service: challenges and implications for research and practice.BMJ mental health · 2026Article
- Is social prescribing feasible in Türkiye? Young family doctors' perspectives: a focus group study.BMC primary care · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to establish internationally accepted conceptual and operational definitions of social prescribing.
designA three-round Delphi study was conducted.
settingThis study was conducted virtually using an online survey platform.
participantsThis study involved an international, multidisciplinary panel of experts. The expert panel (n=48) represented 26 countries across five continents, numerous expert groups and a variety of years of experience with social prescribing, with the average being 5 years (range=1-20 years).
resultsAfter three rounds, internationally accepted conceptual and operational definitions of social prescribing were established. The definitions were transformed into the Common Understanding of Social Prescribing (CUSP) conceptual framework.
conclusionThis foundational work offers a common thread-a shared sense of what social prescribing is, which may be woven into social prescribing research, policy and practice to foster common understanding of this concept.
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