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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Social prescribing"”.
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Social Prescribing for Autistic Adults
… Autistic adults are affected by health and social disparities that impact life expectancy and quality of life, frequently resulting in escalating wellbeing concerns requiring costly acute care. Evidence suggests barriers to healthcare and a lack of post-diagnostic support may contribute to …
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A Realist Exploration of Social Prescribing Evaluation
This thesis critically explores the topic of social prescribing evaluation, bringing together evidence from three inter-linked projects. Project 1 is a participatory mixed methods evaluation of a community-based Falls Awareness programme. This involved a small-scale evaluation, which identified …
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Enhancing the Social Return on Investment methodology for the evaluation of Social Prescribing interventions in Wales that promote mental health and wellbeing
This PhD by Portfolio explores how the Social Return on Investment (SROI) methodology can be improved to better evaluate Social Prescribing (SP) interventions that aim to support mental health and wellbeing in Wales. The research draws on three case studies: EmotionMind Dynamic, Opening the Doors …
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Inclusive participatory design of bespoke music instruments and auxiliary access equipment, as emancipatory arts interventions advocating for equality and wellbeing
… disabling attitudes and practices that inhibit social inclusion. Three case studies demonstrate inclusive approaches to instrument design and making, contributing to the medical humanities and social sciences, and to the fields of community music, organology, inclusive design research and …
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A Realist Review and Evaluation of Spark: An Online, Arts in Health Intervention for Older People Experiencing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Wales
… concern which affects all aspects of bio-psychosocial wellness. For the older population, finding preventative, community-based interventions that can reduce social isolation and loneliness is particularly important because of the potential to reduce their need to access secondary health and …
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A portrait of the Arts Centre in rural Ireland: an inter-disciplinary mix-methods approach
… out to assess the role of the Art Centre as a socially enriching resource in small Irish towns, and a social hub for rural societies. In order to make an assessment I drew on theory and expertise from across the humanities and the social sciences. My study makes some amendment for the lack of …
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A ‘cut too deep’; creating a context for change in the family and community of practice for the management of self-harm
… the family. A relational frame, safety planning, social prescribing to Parent Support programmes and Co-ordinated Circles of support interventions assist at the level of the family. Clinical supervision and GP family focused consultation techniques improve the experience of help and support a …
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E-textile Connections: catalysts for social connectedness and challenging loneliness in later life
Loneliness is a growing endemic social condition that can be deeply disruptive to health and wellbeing. In the face of life transitions, such as retirement and the loss of loved ones, older adults can be particularly vulnerable to loneliness. This puts them at greater risk of developing conditions …
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Post-partum mental health and exercise in ethnically diverse ‘priority’ groups
… experience considerable biological, material and social challenges to mental wellness, which are not well understood or addressed in healthcare or research. Exercise could present a useful, relatively low resource, non-pharmacological option to strengthen such women’s mental health. However, as a …
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The Angel of Art Sees the Future Even as She Flies Backwards: Enabling Deep Relational Encounter Through Participatory Practice-Based Research
… situated within the wider culture of pervasive social media, which continues to shape our interactions into forms that are characteristically faster, shorter, and more fragmented than ever before. Such dispersal of our attention is also accelerating our inability to deeply focus or relate for …