Social Prescribing Schemes in Primary Care in Spain (EvalRA Project): a mixed-method study protocol to build an evaluation model

Social Prescribing Schemes in Primary Care in Spain (EvalRA Project): a mixed-method study protocol to build an evaluation model

Abstract Background Social Prescribing is a Primary Health Care service that provides people with non-clinical care alternatives that may have an impact on their health. Social Prescribing can be more or less formal and structured. Social Prescribing Schemes are formal Social Prescribing of health a...

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Published in:BMC family practice Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1 - 220
Main Authors: Pola-Garcia, M, Carrera Noguero, A. M, Astier-Peéa, M. P, Mira, J. J, Guilabert-Mora, M, Cassetti, V, Melús-Palazón, E, Gasch-Gallén, A, Enríquez Martín, N, Asencio Aznar, A, Gimeno-Monterde, C, Cheikh-Moussa, K, Lou Alcaine, M. L
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 25-10-2023
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects:
Analysis
Cognition & reasoning
Community health care
Community health services
Community networks
Electronic health records
Evaluation studies
Health care industry
Health care policy
Health care reform
Influence
Information systems
Methods
Mixed methods research
Patient satisfaction
Prescription writing
Primary care
Primary health care
Professionals
Public health
Social medicine
Social networks
Social prescribing
Study Protocol
Teams
Spain
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Summary:Abstract Background Social Prescribing is a Primary Health Care service that provides people with non-clinical care alternatives that may have an impact on their health. Social Prescribing can be more or less formal and structured. Social Prescribing Schemes are formal Social Prescribing of health assets by Primary Health Care teams in coordination and follow-up of patients with providers. The emerging evidence suggests that this service can improve people’s health and well-being, create value and provide sustainability for the healthcare system. However, some evaluations note that the current evidence regarding social prescribing is insufficient and needs further investigation. The EvaLRA project aims to elaborate an evaluation model of Social Prescribing Schemes in Primary Health Care based on a set of structure, process, and outcomes indicators. Methods In the region of Aragon, the Community Health Care Strategy aims to promote the development of social prescription schemes in Primary Health Care teams. This study is divided into two stages. Stage 1: identification of primary health care teams that implement social prescribing schemes and establish a first set of indicators to evaluate social prescribing using qualitative consensus techniques with experts. Stage 2 evaluation of the relevance, feasibility and sensitivity of selected indicators after 6 and 12 months in primary health care teams. The results will provide a set of indicators considering structure, process and outcomes for social prescribing schemes. Discussion Current evaluations of the application of social prescribing schemes use different criteria and indicators. A set of agreed indicators and its piloting in primary health care teams will provide a tool to evaluate the implementation of social prescription schemes. In addition, the scorecard created could be of interest to other health systems in order to assess the service and improve its information system, deployment and safety.
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ISSN:2731-4553
2731-4553
1471-2296
DOI:10.1186/s12875-023-02164-9