151998 20260217205526.0 doi 10.1186/s12889-024-19497-4 sideral 139393 ART-2024-139393 eng Pola-Garcia, Marina Sex differences in formal recommendation of assets for health (social prescribing) in Aragon 2024 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background In primary health care, social prescribing is an important tool which is gaining popularity. It is being studied significantly, however there is not enough evidence about different related issues. The aim of this study is to analyse the differences by sex in the application of a social prescription protocol in Primary Care. Methods This is a cross-sectional study carried out with data from the Electronic Health Record between September 2018 and March 2021. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses of data from 2,109 records of Social Prescription protocol in primary health care centers located in Aragón in northern Spain (Europe) were performed using Jamovi Statistics software (version 2.3.28). The comparisons by sex were carried out using a Mann-Whitney U or chi-squared test to analyse differences. Results The protocol was used correctly 1,482 times, where it was applied more in females (74.8% female vs. 25.2% male). The median age in females was higher than males (female 72 vs. males 70; p = 0.003). There were significant differences by sex in several aspects to strengthen with the social prescribing, physical, emotional and relational skills. Most females and males regularly attended the recommended asset and there were significant differences in the group that never attended. Mean satisfaction was statistically different, with 4.74 points out of 5 for females and 4.86/5 for males (p = 0.010). It can be observed that older females in rural areas (OR = 34.15), whose social prescription acts on Emotional Skills and Relational and Social Skills (OR = 6.10–8.23), with good prior self-care and greater participant satisfaction (OR = 8.96), have greater chance of improving their health. Conclusions Some results showed sex differences in the use and outcomes of formal asset recommendation. However, further research is needed to assess the relationship between social prescription, sex and gender and their implications. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/ISCIII-FEDER/PI20-00264 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es 3.6 2024 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 73 / 421 = 0.173 2024 Q1 T1 1.359 2024 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2024 Q1 6.0 2024 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Benede Azagra, Carmen Belen Universidad de Zaragoza Enriquez Martin, Natalia Lou Alcaine, Maria Luz Melus-Palazon, Elena Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-4558-8285 Mendez-Lopez, Fatima Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-6409-9041 Gasch-Gallen, Angel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-3087-8899 1006 255 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Enfermería 1007 610 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Medicina, Psiqu. y Derm. Area Medicina 24, 1 (2024), [9 pp.] BMC Public Health BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 1471-2458 1264494 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151998/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2019151 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151998/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:151998 articulos driver 2026-02-17-20:30:31 ARTICLE