Hayes, S., Sharman, L., McNamara, N. ORCID: 0000-0003-3123-3678 and Dingle, G.,
2024.
Link workers' and clients' perspectives on how social prescribing offers a social cure for loneliness.
Journal of Health Psychology.
ISSN 1359-1053
(Forthcoming)
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Abstract
Objectives: Social prescribing is a healthcare model designed to reduce loneliness and improve individuals’ health by addressing unmet social needs. The present study adopted the Social Cure framework to provide an understanding of the psychosocial processes involved in helping participants to engage with social activities, from both the link workers’ and clients’ perspectives.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 link workers (Mage = 40.12; 87% female) and 15 clients (Mage = 55.33; 73% female, 7% non-binary) of social prescribing programs across Australia and the transcripts were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. Results: Three overarching themes were identified: (1) Breaking Down Barriers, (2) Finding Fit with Others, and (3) Rebuilding a Sense of Self.
Conclusion: These findings communicate how social prescribing addressed the psychosocial barriers of clients, and how joining groups that fostered positive shared social identities resulted in meaningful improvements to clients’ well-being.
Item Type: | Journal article | ||||||
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Alternative Title: | Social cure perspectives on social prescribing | ||||||
Publication Title: | Journal of Health Psychology | ||||||
Creators: | Hayes, S., Sharman, L., McNamara, N. and Dingle, G. | ||||||
Publisher: | SAGE Publications | ||||||
Date: | 11 July 2024 | ||||||
ISSN: | 1359-1053 | ||||||
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Rights: | Accepted for publication in Journal of Health Psychology. Reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses. | ||||||
Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||||
Record created by: | Laura Ward | ||||||
Date Added: | 13 Aug 2024 08:12 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 13 Aug 2024 08:12 | ||||||
URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/51976 |
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