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A narrative review of Men's Sheds literature
— reducing social isolation and promoting men's health and well-being | | Author(s) | Nathan J Wilson, Reinie Cordier |
| Journal title | Health and Social Care in the Community, vol 21, no 5, September 2013 |
| Publisher | Wiley Blackwell, September 2013 |
| Pages | pp 451-463 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journals/hsc |
| Keywords | Older men ; Recreation ; Participation ; Well being ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Men's Sheds are community-based organisations that typically provide a space for older men to participate in meaningful occupation such as woodwork. Men's Sheds are considered an exemplar for the promotion of men's health and well-being by health and social policy-makers. This literature review aimed to determine the state of knowledge about the potential for Men's Sheds to promote male health and well-being. There is a limited body of research literature about Men's Sheds, which consists of either descriptive surveys or small qualitative studies. The range of variables that might contribute towards best practice in Men's Sheds has not yet been adequately conceptualised, measured, tested or understood. Future research should be focused on the health and well-being benefits of Men's Sheds: it needs to incorporate social determinants of health and well-being within the study designs to enable comparison against other health promotion research. Without this research focus, there is a danger that the potential health and well-being benefits of Men's Sheds as supportive and socially inclusive environments for health will not be incorporated into future male health policy and practice. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130830205 A |
| Classmark | BC: H: TMB: D:F:5HH: 64A |
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