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Social Prescribing in Sweden (SPiS)

NCT04336553 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 220

Last updated 2023-05-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Loneliness among older adults has become an issue of public concern, as it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Yet, despite the urgency, there is little information on how to reduce or prevent loneliness. The focus of this project is using experiences from the United Kingdom's initiative social prescribing, which gives General Practitioners the option of referring clients in need to a coordinator, who in dialogue with the client finds activities for the client to engage in within the local community. Until now, social prescribing has not been tested in Sweden. Therefore, with the overarching goal of reducing loneliness and improving health and wellbeing, the aim of the project is to develop and test a Swedish social prescribing program in order to explore circumstances under which the program can reduce loneliness and improve wellbeing in older adults. The project will be carried out in collaboration between researchers, a primary healthcare center, and a community activity initiative. In the first phase, the research group will bring potential end-users and stakeholders together in workshops to discuss, develop, and design a Swedish program for social prescribing. Interviews with potential end-users and stakeholders will be carried out to analyze challenges and possibilities with the program. In a second phase, the Swedish program will be implemented to evaluate experiences and the effect of Social prescribing in Sweden regarding loneliness, health, wellbeing among older adults (65 yrs or older) in Sweden. The study will be carried out in a feasibility study and a large-scale RCT study. including both qualitative and quantitative data Based on the results of this study, there will be new knowledge gained concerning if and how social prescribing can be used among older adults in a Swedish context.

Conditions

  • Loneliness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Social prescribing in Sweden (SPiS)

Social prescribing in sweden (SPiS)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Forte

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Umeå University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ingeborg Nilsson · Umeå University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-05-01
Primary Completion
2024-10-01
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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