Social Prescribing Evidence for Refugee Populations: A Rapid Realist Review

A 2024 rapid realist review synthesizing international evidence on social prescribing and social-capital interventions for refugee, asylum-seeker, and forcibly displaced populations from 2014 to 2024. The review, authored by Victoria Touzel and published under a CC-BY-4.0 license, analyzed 7,436 records to develop 15 prioritized program theories. The dataset is a 299.1 KB PDF document containing the full review.

Use Cases

• Analyzing Context-Mechanism-Outcome configurations for social prescribing based on the review's synthesis.
• Identifying evidence gaps in access pathways for refugee support based on the discussion.
• Evaluating the effectiveness of co-production, safety, and enabler provision concepts based on the cross-cutting themes.

Strengths

• The review is based on a systematic search of six databases and grey literature from 2014 to 2024.
• Synthesis includes 39 studies and develops 15 prioritized program theories.
• The work is a RAMESES-compliant rapid realist review supported by an expert advisory board.

Limitations

• The dataset is a single 299.1 KB PDF file; row count and column-level data are unavailable.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• The authors note evidence limitations restrict wider generalizability regarding population reporting and marginalized subgroups.

Provenance

Source

Victoria Touzel via figshare.

Collection Method

RAMESES-compliant rapid realist review of six databases, grey literature, and citation chasing.

Time Range

2014 to 2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026 05 08 05:48:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

International evidence.