The impact of social prescribing services on service users: A systematic review of the evidence

Findings

Supporting technical documents that are social systems-relevant

Not usually available for this document type
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2018
Year Published

2020
Quality Rating

7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

UK (England) (13); UK (Northern Ireland) (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
Global/regional focus

WHO - European region<br />
Country focus

UK (England) (13); UK (Northern Ireland) (1); UK (Scotland) (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

General
Target

Not yet available
Domain

Programs and services
Community and social services
Community services
Infrastructure
Social infrastructure
Employment
Unemployment
Recreation
Promotion of recreation
Community/recreation programs
Sustainable Development Goals
1. No poverty
3. Good health and well-being (partially covered)
8. Decent work and economic growth
9. Industry, innovation and infrastructure
17. Partnerships for the goals
Social system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
How services are designed to meet citizens’ needs
Package of services/service pathways
Implementation strategies
Citizen-targeted strategy
Information or education provision
Behaviour change support
Skills and competencies development
(Personal) Support
Theme

Optimal aging

Publication details

Citation

Pescheny JV, Randhawa G, Pappas Y. The impact of social prescribing services on service users: A systematic review of the evidence. European Journal of Public Health. 2020;30(4):664-673.
DOI

10.1093/eurpub/ckz078

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