■社会处方涉及将个人与社区团体和活动联系起来,经常支持他们的心理健康和幸福。近年来,它在NHS中获得了越来越多的支持。不同类型的社区活动的好处有很强的证据基础,包括运动组,艺术团体和自然干预,关于心理健康结果,然而,人们对这些群体如何影响心理健康和福祉知之甚少。这项研究通过哪些个人层面的机制(“如何”)探索这些群体支持心理社会福祉。
■进行了为期12个月的人种学研究,以探索关键共享,跨4个社会处方社区团体的个人层面机制:足球,唱歌,园艺和阅读。这项研究主要集中在那些患有严重精神疾病的人身上,而以前大多数社会处方研究都集中在轻度至中度的心理健康问题上。为了构建调查结果,使用了休闲活动作用机制的多层次理论框架。
■主要的共同心理机制是:增强自信和自尊,增加的目的/意义,成就感增强,体验愉悦;社会机制包括:增加社会支持,友谊的形成和孤独的减少,增强社区意识和归属感;行为机制是:增加独立性和对经验的开放性,减少成瘾行为和建立更健康的习惯,寻求工作的行为增加,并提供结构和例程。
■希望这项研究的结果可以帮助专业人员增加他们对这些团体如何支持个人的心理健康的理解,从而加强转介实践。
这项研究使用人种学方法,其中首席研究员花了一年多的时间参与4个不同的社区团体,通过采访,对话和观察,探讨这些群体对个人生活的心理健康影响。参与者有中度到重度的心理健康状况,小组由阅读组成,园艺,唱歌和足球组。这项研究探索了这些群体的心理健康益处的潜在机制。关键的共同心理机制是:增强的自信和自尊,增加的目的/意义,成就感增强,体验愉悦;社会机制包括:增加社会支持,友谊的形成和孤独的减少,增强社区意识和归属感;行为机制是:增加独立性和对经验的开放性,减少成瘾行为和建立更健康的习惯,寻求工作的行为增加,并提供结构和例程。希望这项研究的结果可以帮助转介专业人员(例如全科医生,社会工作者,链接工人)增加他们对这些团体如何支持个人心理健康的理解,从而提高参考技能。
UNASSIGNED: Social prescribing involves connecting individuals to
community groups and activities, often to support their mental health and well-being. It has received increasing support in recent years across the NHS. There is a strong evidence base for the benefits of different types of
community activities, including exercise groups, arts groups and nature interventions, on mental health outcomes, however, less is known about how these groups impact mental health and well-being. This study explores through what individual-level mechanisms (the \'how\') these groups support psychosocial well-being.
UNASSIGNED: An ethnographic study was conducted over 12-months to explore key shared, individual-level mechanisms across 4 social prescribing
community groups: football, singing, gardening and reading. This study focused mostly on those with severe mental illness, whereas previously most social prescribing studies have focused on mild to moderate mental health problems. To frame the findings, a \'multi-level theoretical framework of mechanisms of action\' of leisure activities was used.
UNASSIGNED: Key shared psychological mechanisms were: increased self-confidence and self-esteem, increased purpose/meaning, increased sense of achievement, experience of pleasure; social mechanisms included: increased social support, formation of friendships and reduced loneliness, enhanced sense of community and belonging; behavioural mechanisms were: increased independence and openness to experience, reduction in addictive behaviours and building healthier habits, increased work-seeking behaviour, and provision of structure & routine.
UNASSIGNED: It is hoped that the findings of this study can help referring professionals increase their understanding of exactly how such groups support individuals\' mental health, thus enhancing referring practices.
This study uses ethnographic methods, wherein the lead researcher spent over a year participating in 4 different
community groups, using interviews, conversations and observation to explore the mental health impact of such groups on individuals\' lives. The participants had moderate to severe mental health conditions, and the groups consisted of a reading, gardening, singing and football group. The study explored \'mechanisms\' underlying the mental health benefits of these groups. Key shared psychological mechanisms were: increased self-confidence and self-esteem, increased purpose/meaning, increased sense of achievement, experience of pleasure; social mechanisms included: increased social support, formation of friendships and reduced loneliness, enhanced sense of community and belonging; behavioural mechanisms were: increased independence and openness to experience, reduction in addictive behaviours and building healthier habits, increased work-seeking behaviour, and provision of structure & routine. It is hoped that the findings of this
study can help referring professionals (e.g. GPs, social workers, link workers) increase their understanding of exactly how such groups support individuals’ mental health, thus improving referring skills.