SPRING MIND
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Social Prescribing in Mental Health Study. \nA Mental Health Social Prescribing Trial (Mind Cymru)
IRAS ID
260516
Contact name
Mark Llewellyn
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Univeristy of South Wales
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 11 months, 31 days
Research summary
Social prescribing is a way of understanding things that are important to a person and using these to find groups and resources in their local community that can help them meet their goals and understand their problems. Social prescribing can be used with people who have physical health problems, mental health problems, social problems such as loneliness or financial/housing problems. \n\nThe Welsh Government has supported the creation of social prescribing services across Wales. However, evidence showing that social prescribing is a good way of improving a person’s well-being and quality of life is not very strong. \n\nThis study aims to evaluate a new social prescribing service delivered by Mind Cymru in four communities in Wales. In this service, a link worker works with a patient who has mild/moderate mental or emotional health problems, to understand their needs and set them goals for the future. The link worker will then help them find a service in their local community that might help them achieve their goals. \n\nThe study uses a wait-list trial, so that half of the participants will receive the intervention (meeting with the link-worker) straight away, while half will have to wait for 20 working days before receiving the intervention. Scores on well-being, quality of life and loneliness questionnaires will be used to see the effects of the intervention on patients.
REC name
Wales REC 3
REC reference
19/WA/0151
Date of REC Opinion
6 Jun 2019
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion