Social prescribing for older adults

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  1. Social prescribing for older adults
Population:
Persons 60 years and older
Intervention:
Social prescribing
Outcomes:
Physical outcomes, psychosocial outcomes, health resource use

What evidence is needed?

More primary research is needed.

What evidence is available?

Reliable systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

Percival A, Newton C, Mulligan K, Petrella RJ, Ashe MC. Systematic review of social prescribing and older adults: where to from here? Fam Med Community Health. 2022;10. More about the review

Reliable, but not updated, systematic reviews that show evidence gaps:

None identified

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Published:
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