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Global Trends in Social Prescribing: Web-Based Crawling Approach
Hocheol Lee1,2, Sang Baek Koh3, Heui Sug Jo4
1Department of Health Administration, Software Digital Healthcare Convergence College, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea.
Journal of Medical Internet Research
|April 22, 2023
Summary
Social prescribing, a non-drug health intervention, is increasingly adopted globally. This study analyzed trends from 2018-2022, revealing a rise in "Healthy" and "Program" terms, with gardening and community focus.
Area of Science:
- Public Health and Health Services Research
- Digital Health and Health Informatics
- Social Determinants of Health
Background:
- Social loneliness is a significant public health concern in industrialized nations, linked to increased mortality and chronic diseases.
- The United Kingdom's strategy includes social prescribing, where healthcare providers prescribe non-pharmacological interventions for social isolation.
- There is a global need for evidence-based strategies to implement and scale social prescribing initiatives.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify and analyze global trends in social prescribing from 2018 to 2022.
- To evaluate word trends related to social prescribing by classifying core areas of focus.
- To understand the evolving landscape of social prescribing interventions worldwide.
Main Methods:
- Collected and analyzed 3,796 news items related to social prescribing from Google News (2018-2022).
- Utilized web crawling and text mining to identify and quantify keywords across four categories: Healthy, Program, Governance, and Target.
- Classified keywords to determine the importance and frequency of terms associated with social prescribing.
Main Results:
- A nearly 15-fold increase in social prescribing-related terms was observed from 2018 to 2022.
- Keywords like 'health,' 'prescribing,' and 'GPs' (general practitioners) were consistently frequent.
- Significant trends included increased 'Healthy' terms (especially from 2020), prominence of 'gardening' in 'Program,' growth of 'community' across categories, and spikes in 'Target' terms in 2021.
Conclusions:
- Social prescribing trends highlight a focus on mental health, cancer, sleep, gardening, community initiatives, and digital solutions.
- Effective social prescribing relies on understanding community resources and multisectoral partnerships for implementation.
- Global adoption of social prescribing is increasing due to rising aging populations, non-communicable diseases, and mental health challenges.
Keywords:
Google TrendNPINational Health Serviceaging populationdigital health interventionhealth care modelhealth care professionalimplementationprimary caresocial lonelinesssocial prescribingsustainable modelweb crawlingweb-based dataMore Related Videos
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