Social Prescribing as ‘Social Cure’: A longitudinal study of the health benefits of social connectedness within a Social Prescribing pathway
Posted on 2020-07-24 - 12:09
We examined whether the Social Cure (SC) perspective explains the efficacy of a Social Prescribing (SP) pathway which addresses healthcare needs through enhancing social connections. Data were collected at pathway entry from patients with long-term health conditions, or who felt isolated/lonely/anxious (N = 630), then again 4 months later (N = 178), and 6-9 months later (N = 63). Being on the pathway was associated with increased group memberships between T0 and T1. The relationship between increased group memberships and quality-of-life was serially mediated by belonging, support and loneliness. This study is the first to show SP enhances health/well-being via SC mechanisms.
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Wakefield, Juliet Ruth Helen; Kellezi, Blerina; Stevenson, Clifford; McNamara, Niamh; Bowe, Mhairi; Wilson, Iain; et al. (2020). Social Prescribing as ‘Social Cure’: A longitudinal study of the health benefits of social connectedness within a Social Prescribing pathway. SAGE Journals. Collection. https://doi.org/10.25384/SAGE.c.5072622.v1
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AUTHORS (8)
JW
Juliet Ruth Helen Wakefield
BK
Blerina Kellezi
CS
Clifford Stevenson
NM
Niamh McNamara
MB
Mhairi Bowe
IW
Iain Wilson
MH
Moon Moon Halder
EM
Elizabeth Mair