Social Prescribing: Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Psychosocial Community Referral Interventions in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Social prescribing (SP) aims to provide targeted psychosocial support and close the gap between medical and non-medical services. This review assesses the effectiveness of community-based SP interventions.

Methods

We performed a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of interventional studies of community referral interventions focused on facilitating psychosocial support. We considered health-related endpoints, other patient reported outcomes, or health care utilization. Six databases, grey literature, and additional trials registers were searched. Results were screened in a two-step process, followed by data extraction, each by two independent reviewers. If data permitted such, effect sizes were calculated. Risk of bias was assessed with the EPHPP and the

SUBMITTER: Napierala H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9389950 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature