Tailoring cultural offers to meet the needs of older people during uncertain times: a rapid realist review.
Wei Loong LimSebastien LibertJordan GorenbergGeoff WongAmadea TurkKerryn HuskHelen J ChatterjeeKathryn EcclesCaroline PotterEmma WebsterBeth McDougallHarriet WarburtonLucy ShawNia RobertsKamal R MahtaniPublished in: BMC medicine (2022)
Tailoring cultural offers to the variety of conditions and circumstances encountered in later life, and to changes in social circumstances (e.g. a global pandemic), is central to social prescribing for older people involving the cultural sector. Adaptations should be directed towards achieving key benefits for older people who have reported feeling lonely, anxious and unwell during the pandemic and recovery from it.