A social return on investment evaluation of the pilot social prescribing EmotionMind dynamic coaching programme to improve mental wellbeing and self-confidence

Makanjuola, Abraham, Lynch, Mary, Hartfiel, Ned, Cuthbert, Andrew, Wheeler, Hayley T. and Edwards, Rhiannon Tudor 2022. A social return on investment evaluation of the pilot social prescribing EmotionMind dynamic coaching programme to improve mental wellbeing and self-confidence. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (17) , e10658. 10.3390/ijerph191710658

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to longer waiting lists for people seeking to access mental health services. The NHS Five Year Forward View encourages the development of empowerment-based social prescribing interventions to supplement existing mental health programmes. Based in South Wales, EmotionMind Dynamic (EMD) is a lifestyle coaching programme that supports individuals suffering from anxiety or depression. In this evaluation of lifestyle coaching, a mixed-method social return on investment (SROI) methodology was used to value quantitative and qualitative data from face-to-face and online participants. Data collection took place between June 2021 and January 2022. Participants included both self-referred clients and those referred from health services. Mental wellbeing data were collected at baseline and at the end of the programme using the short Warwick−Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). Baseline and follow-up data were available for 15 face-to-face participants and 17 online clients. Wellbeing valuation quantified and valued outcomes from participants. Results indicated that for every GBP 1 invested, lifestyle coaching generated social values ranging from GBP 4.12−GBP 7.08 for face-to-face clients compared with GBP 2.37−GBP 3.35 for online participants. Overall, lifestyle coaching generated positive social value ratios for both face-to-face and online clients.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Additional Information:	License information from Publisher: LICENSE 1: URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher:	MDPI
ISSN:	1660-4601
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 August 2022
Date of Acceptance:	22 August 2022
Last Modified:	06 Jul 2023 04:07
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/152212

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