SHINE - social prescribing for adults and the elderly: the path to effective implementation. A study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Social prescribing connects healthcare with community-based services to address social determinants of health, such as loneliness, social isolation, and low health-related quality of life. Although widely implemented in countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia, social prescribing remains underdeveloped in Denmark. The Social Prescribing Vesterbro-Sydhavnen project is the first attempt to systematically implement a general practice-embedded model of social prescribing within a tax-funded healthcare system. It aims to reduce loneliness and promote well-being among socially vulnerable adults by integrating link workers into the patient pathway, in close collaboration with general practitioners, local authorities, and voluntary organizations.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Kirk JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522389 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature