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12.12.2017 | Original Paper

Mental health impact of social capital interventions: a systematic review

verfasst von: Elaine C. Flores, Daniela C. Fuhr, Angela M. Bayer, Andres G. Lescano, Nicki Thorogood, Victoria Simms

Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology | Ausgabe 2/2018

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Abstract

Purpose

Mental disorders are a major contributor to the global burden of disease and disability, and can be extremely costly at both individual and community level. Social capital, (SC) defined as an individual’s social relationships and participation in community networks, may lower the risk of mental disorders while increasing resilience capacity, adaptation and recovery. SC interventions may be a cost-effective way of preventing and ameliorating these conditions. However, the impact of these SC interventions on mental health still needs research.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of SC-based interventions to investigate their effect on mental health outcomes from controlled, quasi-experimental studies or pilot trials. We searched twelve academic databases, three clinical trials registries, hand-searched references and contacted field experts. Studies’ quality was assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias tools for randomized and non-randomized studies.

Results

Seven studies were included in the review, published between 2006 and 2016. There was substantial heterogeneity in the definitions of both SC and mental disorders among the studies, preventing us from calculating pooled effect sizes. The interventions included community engagement and educative programs, cognitive processing therapy and sociotherapy for trauma survivors, and neighbourhood projects.

Conclusions

There are paucity of SC interventions investigating the effect on mental health outcomes. This study showed that both SC scores and mental health outcomes improved over time but there was little evidence of benefit compared to control groups in the long term. Further high-quality trials are needed, especially among adverse populations to assess sustainability of effect.

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Titel: Mental health impact of social capital interventions: a systematic review
verfasst von: Elaine C. Flores
Daniela C. Fuhr
Angela M. Bayer
Andres G. Lescano
Nicki Thorogood
Victoria Simms
Publikationsdatum: 12.12.2017
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology / Ausgabe 2/2018
Print ISSN: 0933-7954
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-9285
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-017-1469-7

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