Beyond adherence to social prescriptions: How places, social acquaintances and stories help walking group members to thrive.

Beyond adherence to social prescriptions: How places, social acquaintances and stories help walking group members to thrive. Health Place. 2020 Aug 10;64:102394 Authors: Esmene DS, Leyshon PC, Leyshon DM Abstract Social prescribing (SP) is an increasingly popular means of enabling medical professionals to refer people to social activities. However, how individuals accommodate activity groups into their routines has been neglected by studies exploring SP. This paper uses qualitative approaches to explore how place and sociability influence the experiences of individuals with type-2 diabetes in a social prescription walking group. Using in-situ conversations and in-depth interviews, we demonstrate how place and sociability extends beyond a group via storytelling, and allows individuals to become part of a group. Understanding place, sociability and storytelling is critical in characterising the benefits of social prescription. PMID: 32791463 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Health and Place - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Health Place Source Type: research