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The experience of community engagement for individuals
— a rapid review of evidence | | Author(s) | Pamela Attree, Beverley French, Beth Milton |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 19, no 3, May 2011 |
| Pages | pp 250-260 |
| Source | http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/hscc |
| Keywords | Participation ; Engagement ; Community work ; Health [elderly] ; Well being ; Stress ; Research Reviews. |
| Annotation | Community engagement refers to community involvement in decision-making and in the design, governance and delivery of initiatives which aim to address social determinants of population health and health inequalities. Drawing on a wider review of evidence carried out for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, this article focuses on the impact of community engagement on individual members of communities actively engaged in initiatives such as regeneration projects, time banks, service planning, and other civic and community groups. The rapid review identified a total of 22 studies containing empirical data on subjective experiences of community engagement for individuals. The article describes and discusses the review and includes a table showing characteristics of the selected studies. Findings suggested that the majority of engaged individuals perceived benefits for their physical and psychological health, self-confidence, self-esteem, sense of personal empowerment and social relationships. However the evidence also suggested that there were unintended negative consequences of community engagement for some individuals, including exhaustion and stress as involvement drained participants' energy levels, time and financial resources. Other negative consequences included consultation fatigue and disappointment. Physical demands of engagement were reported as particularly onerous by individuals with disabilities. The authors note that this complexity needs to be recognised among those who seek to engage communities. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110627008 A |
| Classmark | TMB: DN: IGC: CC: D:F:5HH: QNH: 3A:6KC |
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