Social Prescribing Evidence for Refugee Populations: A Rapid Realist Review

Table 1_Social prescribing for refugee populations: a rapid realist review of international evidence.xlsx contains synthesized evidence from a RAMESES-compliant rapid realist review. The dataset, authored by Victoria Touzel and last updated in May 2026, synthesizes findings from 39 studies out of 7,436 records, covering literature from 2014 to 2024. It develops Context-Mechanism-Outcome configurations and programme theories for social prescribing and social-capital interventions.

Use Cases

• Identify effective intervention families for refugee support based on the five identified approaches (barrier-reduction, co-produced navigation, trauma-responsive, community-connected, skills-training).
• Analyze programme theories for social prescribing based on the 15 prioritized If-Then configurations described in the review.
• Evaluate evidence strength for different intervention stages based on the finding that actionable insights are concentrated in appointment and onward referral stages.

Strengths

• Synthesizes evidence from 7,436 records, with 39 studies contributing to the final analysis.
• Covers a defined time range of literature from 2014 to 2024.
• Develops a structured theoretical framework with 15 prioritized programme theories and five intervention families.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The review notes evidence limitations restrict wider generalizability, particularly regarding population reporting and marginalized subgroups.
• Formal social prescribing evidence was limited; findings are substantially theory-informed extrapolations from social-capital interventions.

Provenance

Source

Victoria Touzel via figshare.

Collection Method

RAMESES-compliant rapid realist review across six databases, supplemented by grey literature and citation chasing.

Time Range

2014–2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-08 05:48:28; freshness should be verified.

Geography

International evidence