The effectiveness of social prescribing in the management of long-term conditions in community-based adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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dc.contributor.authorO’Sullivan, Declan J.en
dc.contributor.authorBearne, Lindsay M.en
dc.contributor.authorHarrington, Janas M.en
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Jefferson Rosaen
dc.contributor.authorMcVeigh, Joseph G.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-21T14:07:48Z
dc.date.available2024-05-21T14:07:48Z
dc.date.issued11-06-2024en
dc.description.abstractObjective: The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of social prescribing interventions in the management of long-term conditions in adults. Data Sources: Eleven electronic databases were searched for randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials. Review Methods: Outcomes of interest were quality of life, physical activity, psychological well-being and disease-specific measures. Bias was assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool. A narrative synthesis and meta-analysis were performed. Results: Twelve studies (n=3566) were included in this review. Social prescribing interventions were heterogeneous and the most common risks of bias were poor blinding and high attrition. Social prescribing interventions designed to target specific long-term conditions i.e. cancer and diabetes demonstrated significant improvements in quality of life (n=2 studies) and disease specific psychological outcomes respectively (n=3 studies). There was some evidence for improvement in physical activity (n=2 studies) but most changes were within group only (n=4 studies). Social prescribing interventions did not demonstrate any significant changes in general psychological well-being. Conclusion: Social prescribing interventions demonstrated some improvements across a range of outcomes although the quality of evidence remains poor.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationO’Sullivan, D. J., Bearne, L. M., Harrington, J. M., Cardoso, J. R. and McVeigh, J. G. (2024) 'The effectiveness of social prescribing in the management of long-term conditions in community-based adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Clinical Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241258903en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/02692155241258903
dc.identifier.eissn1477-0873en
dc.identifier.issn0269-2155en
dc.identifier.journaltitleClinical Rehabilitationen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/15891
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen
dc.rights© 2024, the Authors. This is an open access article licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International license.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectSocial Prescribingen
dc.subjectLong-term conditionsen
dc.subjectCommunity link-workeren
dc.subjectCommunity health workeren
dc.subjectSelf-managementen
dc.titleThe effectiveness of social prescribing in the management of long-term conditions in community-based adults: a systematic review and meta-analysisen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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