Tierney Stephanie, Gorenberg Jordan, Santillo Marta, Westlake Debra, Wong Geoffrey, Husk Kerryn, Vougioukalou Sofia, Baxter Ruthanne, Dawson Shoba, Roberts Nia, Potter Caroline, Warburton Harriet, McDougall Beth, Latchem Johannah, Mahtani Kamal R
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences University of Oxford Oxford UK.
Peninsula Medical School University of Plymouth Plymouth UK.
Lifestyle Med (Hoboken). 2025 Jan;6(1):e70004. doi: 10.1002/lim2.70004. Epub 2024 Nov 29.
Social prescribing addresses non-medical issues (e.g., loneliness, financial worries, housing problems) affecting physical and/or mental health. It involves connecting people to external support or services, including 'cultural offers'-events, groups and activities run within or by cultural organisations. Such offers need to be acceptable and accessible to diverse populations if forming part of a social prescription.
A scoping review was conducted to identify what existing literature, conducted in the United Kingdom, tells us about tailoring cultural offers for older people (aged 60+ years) from ethnic minority groups. Relevant literature was searched for on electronic databases, through Google, via a questionnaire to cultural organisations and by contacting the study's advisory group.
Screening of 906 references-59 of which were read as full documents-resulted in six sources being included in the review. Some cultural activities described within them were run in traditional cultural spaces (e.g., museums, art galleries). Others were held in community centres. Data suggested that attending with others could reduce concerns about belonging. Barriers to engagement included low energy, language, poor confidence, accessing transport and unfamiliarity with a setting and/or activities. Provision of familiar food could help make people feel welcomed.
Reviewed papers showed that consulting with target groups is important to ensure that activities are inclusive and sympathetically delivered. The review also highlighted a paucity of published research on the topic; this means that cultural providers have little evidence to draw on when developing cultural offers for older people from ethnic minority groups.
社会处方旨在解决影响身心健康的非医疗问题（如孤独、经济担忧、住房问题）。它包括将人们与外部支持或服务联系起来，其中包括“文化活动”——由文化组织举办或在其内部开展的活动、团体和项目。如果要成为社会处方的一部分，此类活动必须为不同人群所接受且易于参与。
进行了一项范围综述，以确定在英国开展的现有文献告诉了我们哪些关于为少数民族老年人群体（60岁及以上）量身定制文化活动的信息。通过在电子数据库中搜索、通过谷歌搜索、向文化组织发送问卷以及联系该研究的咨询小组来查找相关文献。
筛选了906篇参考文献——其中59篇作为全文阅读——最终有6篇文献被纳入综述。其中描述的一些文化活动在传统文化场所（如图书馆、艺术画廊）开展。其他活动则在社区中心举行。数据表明，与他人一起参加活动可以减少对归属感的担忧。参与的障碍包括精力不足、语言问题、信心不足、交通不便以及对环境和/或活动不熟悉。提供熟悉的食物有助于让人们感到受欢迎。
综述论文表明，与目标群体进行协商对于确保活动具有包容性且能得到贴心开展很重要。该综述还凸显了关于该主题的已发表研究较少；这意味着文化活动提供者在为少数民族老年人群体开发文化活动时几乎没有证据可依。
