Service-users’ perspectives of link worker social prescribing: a qualitative follow-up study

Wildman, Josephine M.; Moffatt, Suzanne; Steer, Mel; Laing, Kirsty; Penn, Linda; O’Brien, Nicola

doi:10.1186/s12889-018-6349-x

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Service-users’ perspectives of link worker social prescribing: a qualitative follow-up study

ID	Sex	Age-band	Employment status	No. of WtW LTCs^a	No. of non-WtW conditions^b	Mental health /social isolation^c	Months since commenced WTW involvement	Current involvement with link worker
1	Male	70–74	Retired	3	3	Yes	N/a	N/a
2	Female	70–74	Retired	3	3	Yes	17	Health problem preventing involvement
3	Female	45–49	Employed	1	1	Yes	14	Involvement decreasing in intensity as situation improves
4	Female	55–59	Unemployed	2	1	Yes	14	LW changed twice. No contact from new LW
5	Female	65–69	Retired	2	4	Yes	15	Involvement decreasing in intensity as situation improves
6	Male	65–69	Retired	2	1	Yes	16	Same level of link worker contact
7	Male	55–59	Unemployed	2	1	No	21	No contact from new LW
8	Female	55–59	Unemployed	2	3	No	16	Involvement decreasing in intensity as situation improves
9	Male	55–59	Employed	3	3	Yes	N/a	N/a
10	Male	65–69	Unemployed	2	4	Yes	17	Health preventing involvement
11	Male	45–49	Unemployed	2	4	Yes	14	No contact from LW
12	Male	55–59	Unemployed	1	3	Yes	12	Involvement decreasing in intensity as situation improves
13	Male	60–64	Unemployed	1	2	Yes	12	No contact from new LW
14	Male	60–64	Unemployed	2	1	No	N/a	N/a
15	Female	40–44	Unemployed	1	0	No	19	Involvement decreased after link worker change
16	Female	65–69	Retired	2	0	No	18	Same level of link worker contact
17	Female	50–54	Unemployed	2	0	Yes	15	Involvement decreasing in intensity as situation improves
18	Female	65–69	Retired	3	2	Yes	16	Involvement decreasing in intensity as situation improves
19	Male	65–69	Retired	2	4	Yes	16	Less involvement due to health problem
20	Male	70–74	Retired	2	1	No	17	No contact for a few months as felt he had gained maximum benefit
21	Female	70–74	Retired	3	1	No	18	Same level of contact with LW
22	Female	40–44	Unemployed	2	2	Yes	N/a	N/a
23	Male	70–74	Retired	2	4	No	22	Less contact due to health problem
24	Female	70–74	Retired	2	0	Yes	N/a	N/a
25	Female	50–54	Unemployed	3	1	Yes	18	Same level of contact
26	Male	70–74	Retired	2	3	No	N/a	N/a
27	Male	40–44	Employed	1	1	Yes	24	No contact from new LW
28	Male	70–74	Retired	2	1	No	24	Less involvement due to a health problem
29	Male	60–64	Employed	1	3	Yes	NK^d	Less involvement due to change of LW
30	Male	45–49	Unemployed	2	3	Yes	NK^d	Same level of contact

Italicised text represents participants lost to follow-up
^aMedical-practitioner diagnosed ‘Ways to Wellness’ referral conditions
^bSelf-reported at interview
^cBroad category that includes low mood, anxiety, depression, loneliness and social isolation and based on self-report at interview where participants described or reported these conditions or feelings
^dNot known

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