Social prescribing programmes to prevent or delay frailty in community-dwelling older adults

Smith, Toby O. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1673-2954, Jimoh, Oluseyi F. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4296-2729, Cross, Jane ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7003-1916, Allan, Louise, Corbett, Anne, Sadler, Euan, Khondoker, Mizanur ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1801-1635, Whitty, Jennifer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5886-1933, Valderas, Jose M. and Fox, Chris ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9480-5704 (2019) Social prescribing programmes to prevent or delay frailty in community-dwelling older adults. Geriatrics, 4 (4). ISSN 2308-3417

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Abstract

The increasing incidence of frailty is a health and social care challenge. Social prescription is advocated as an important approach to allow health professionals to link patients with sources of support in the community. This study aimed to determine the current evidence on the effectiveness of social prescribing programmes to delay or reduce frailty in frail older adults living in the community. A systematic literature review of published (DARE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, NICE and SCIE, NHS Economic Evaluation Database) and unpublished databases (OpenGrey; WHO Clinical Trial Registry; ClinicalTrials.gov) were searched to July 2019. Studies were eligible if they reported health, social or economic outcomes on social prescribing, community referral, referral schemes, wellbeing programmes or interventions when a non-health link worker was the intervention provider to people who are frail living in the community. 1079 unique studies were screened for eligibility. No papers were eligible. There is therefore a paucity of evidence reporting the effectiveness of social prescribing programmes for frail older adults living in the community. Given that frailty is a clinical priority and social prescribing is considered a key future direction in the provision of community care, this is a major limitation.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	social prescribing,community referral,referral schemes,well-being programmes,older adults
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Dementia & Complexity in Later Life Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Public Health and Health Services Research (former - to 2023) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Epidemiology and Public Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Services and Primary Care Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Economics Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Respiratory and Airways Group Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Mental Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Health Promotion Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Norwich Epidemiology Centre Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Institute for Volunteering Research Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Population Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > UEA Hydrate Group
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	27 Nov 2019 02:03
Last Modified:	03 Nov 2024 00:46
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/73150
DOI:	10.3390/geriatrics4040065

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