A Study to Explore the Feasibility of Using a Social Return on Investment Approach to Evaluate Short Breaks
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15087152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gill Toms (0000-0001-5553-573X, Bangor University, corresponding author), Carys Ll Stringer (0000-0001-6159-1842, Bangor University), Louise Prendergast (0000-0003-2516-1479, Bangor University), Diane Seddon (0000-0002-0660-4839, Bangor University), Bethany Anthony (0000-0002-2593-1069, Bangor University), Rhiannon Tudor Edwards (0000-0003-4748-5730, Bangor University) |
| Editors | Tushar Singh (0000-0001-8762-9829) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 2023 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health & Social Care in the Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0966-0410 • E-ISSN: 1365-2524 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1155/2023/4699751 |
| OpenAlex | W4386121801 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Short breaks help maintain caring relationships, enabling people to remain living in their own homes and contributing significant economic benefit to public services. However, relatively little is known about the added social value generated by community-based short breaks. To address this evidence gap, we explored the feasibility of using a social return on investment (SROI) evaluation to explore a day support service in North Wales for people living with dementia and their unpaid carers. Following good practice for evaluating complex interventions, we developed a logic model based on the literature and interviews to understand the mechanisms and outcomes of the day support service. Using questionnaires, we quantified outcomes for the current service cohort, which included people living with dementia, unpaid carers, and paid companions. Seven people living with dementia, three unpaid carers, and four companions completed questionnaires. By following the SROI analysis approach, three key learning points were identified. The first was around ways to capture outcomes from all stakeholder subgroups expected to experience material change. The second concerned the importance of collecting longitudinal data. This included the need to consider how to adapt the SROI method to work with small populations. The third concerned how to value “maintenance” of wellbeing as well as improved wellbeing
Business · Dementia · Economics · Investment (military) · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Return on investment · Service (business) · Stakeholder · Unpaid work · Value (mathematics) · Work (physics) · Engineering · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Marketing · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Nursing · Psychology · Gerontology
Building a Research Roadmap for Caregiver Innovation
Exploring self-report and proxy-report quality-of-life measures for people living with dementia in care homes
Older people receiving family-based support in the community
Unlicensed board and care homes
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Understanding Break Needs, Break Experiences and Break Outcomes over the Care-giving Career
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |