Recent policy developments in promotion and prevention: a scoping review of national plans in Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales

McDaid, Shari; Adell, Tomas; Cameron, Julie; Davidson, Gavin; Knifton, Lee; McCartan, Claire; Mulholland, Ciaran

doi:10.1080/18387357.2021.2022502

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“…Mental Health problems cost the Welsh economy £4.8 billion per annum. Seventytwo percent of these incurred costs are attributed to productivity losses of people living with mental health conditions and costs experienced by unpaid informal carers (Mcdaid 2022).…”

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A rapid review of the effectiveness of interventions to enhance equitable or overall access to mental health services by ethnic minority groups

Edwards,

Csontos,

Gillen

et al. 2024

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It is estimated that one in four people will experience poor mental health throughout their lifetime. However, ethnic minority groups, refugees and asylum seekers experience more barriers accessing mental health services and have poorer mental health outcomes than those from non-ethnic minority groups. Evidence suggests that interventions that improve access and engagement with mental health services may help reduce disparities affecting ethnic minority groups. This review aims to assess the effectiveness of interventions that enhance equitable or overall access to mental health services by ethnic minority groups. The review included evidence available up until 19th December 2023. Psycho-educational interventions that focused on providing culturally appropriate information, showed mixed results for help seeking behaviour, improvements in depressions stigma. Multi-component interventions within healthcare settings had mixed results. Some studies showed positive outcomes; such as increased help seeking intentions and improved attendance rates, while others did not show significant differences in outcomes. Interventions that included integrating specialist mental health services within primary care resulted in variable outcomes. The findings of interventions incorporating language support into mental health services were also variable. The effectiveness of interventions to enhance the cultural competency of mental health services varied across studies. Research Implications and Evidence Gaps: Future research should prioritise rigorous study designs, including randomised controlled trials and longitudinal studies. More research is required to compare outcomes between ethnic minority participants and White participants. Economic considerations: Ethnic minority individuals are disproportionately affected by economic determinants of poor mental health including increased likelihood of low income. Future research should investigate the economic benefit from an NHS and societal perspective of improving access to mental health services for ethnic minority individuals.

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A rapid review of the effectiveness of interventions to enhance equitable or overall access to mental health services by ethnic minority groups

Edwards,

Csontos,

Gillen

et al. 2024

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“…In 2019, depressive and anxiety disorders ranked among the top 25 leading causes of global and UK disease burden [1, 2]. The COVID-19 pandemic has further aggravated the situation, resulting in a global increase in the prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders by 27.6% and 25.6% in 2020, respectively [3].…”

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Physical activity, low-grade inflammation, and psychological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in England

Danka,

Steptoe,

Iob

2024

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Mental health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic have been widely studied, but less is known about the potentially protective role of physical activity (PA) and the impact of low-grade inflammation. Using a sample of older adults from England, this study tested (1) if pre-pandemic PA and its changes during the pandemic were associated with mental health responses; (2) if older adults with low-grade inflammation experienced greater increases in depression and anxiety, compared to pre-pandemic levels; (3) if PA attenuated the association between inflammation and depression/anxiety. The study used data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, a cohort study following a national sample aged 50+. Information on mental health and PA were collected before the pandemic (2016/17 and 2018/19) and during November and December 2020. Inflammation was ascertained using pre-pandemic C-reactive protein (CRP). Analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic and health-related factors and pre-pandemic mental health. Increasing PA from before to during the pandemic was linked to reduced odds of depression (OR = 0.955, 95%CI [0.937, 0.974]) and anxiety (OR = 0.954, 95%CI [0.927; 0.982]). Higher pre-pandemic PA was associated with reduced odds of depression (OR = 0.964, 95%CI [0.948, 0.981]) and anxiety (OR = 0.976, 95%CI [0.953, 1.000]), whereas elevated CRP was associated with 1.343 times higher odds of depression (95%CI [1.100, 1.641]). PA did not attenuate the inflammation-depression association. The findings suggest that PA may contribute to psychological resilience among older adults, independently of inflammation. Further research is needed to explore the psychobiological pathways underlying this protective mechanism.

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“…Globally in 2019, 1 in 8 people were living with a mental illness [ 2 ]. In the UK one in six individuals experience a common mental illness such as anxiety or depression at any time [ 3 ] with mental health problems being one of the main causes of disease burden worldwide [ 4 ] and costing the UK economy an estimated £117.9 billion annually [ 5 ].…”

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The Impact of Therapeutic Community Gardening on the Wellbeing, Loneliness, and Life Satisfaction of Individuals with Mental Illness

Wood

Barton

Wicks

2022

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Background: literature on the mental health benefits of therapeutic community gardening is not specific to individuals with mental illness and reports short-term outcomes. The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on intervention effectiveness is also unknown. This study examined the impact of therapeutic community gardening prior to and across the pandemic on the wellbeing of individuals referred for support with their mental illness. Methods: garden members (n = 53; male = 36, female = 17) aged 47.38 ± 13.09 years reported their wellbeing at baseline and four follow-up points (FU1–FU4) across the pandemic. Results: there was significant quadratic growth in wellbeing (−1.248; p < 0.001) that varied between genders (p = 0.021). At baseline, male wellbeing scores were significantly lower (p = 0.020) than the UK population norm, but there were no significant differences at any other follow-up point. Female wellbeing was significantly lower than the UK population norm at baseline (p < 0.001), FU1 (p = 0.012) and FU2 (p < 0.001), but not FU3 and FU4. Conclusion: therapeutic community gardening can improve and maintain the wellbeing of individuals with mental illness, even when wellbeing is deteriorating nationally. Future research should further demonstrate the long-term and cost-effectiveness of interventions.

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Recent policy developments in promotion and prevention: a scoping review of national plans in Finland, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

A rapid review of the effectiveness of interventions to enhance equitable or overall access to mental health services by ethnic minority groups

A rapid review of the effectiveness of interventions to enhance equitable or overall access to mental health services by ethnic minority groups

Physical activity, low-grade inflammation, and psychological responses to the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults in England

The Impact of Therapeutic Community Gardening on the Wellbeing, Loneliness, and Life Satisfaction of Individuals with Mental Illness

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