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Community business impacts on health and well-being: A systematic review of the evidence

McClean, Stuart; Ismail, Sanda; Bird, Emma

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Dr Stuart McClean Stuart.Mcclean@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor Public Health (Health & Wellbeing)

Sanda Ismail Sanda.Ismail@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Public Health

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Emma Bird Emma.Bird@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Public Health



Abstract

Purpose
This paper aims to provide critical insight into the impact of locally embedded, community business-related approaches internationally to health and social care on users’ outcomes, in particular exploring their effectiveness in delivering outcomes for users.

Design/methodology/approach
The study used a robust systematic review methodology. It carefully identifies relevant studies that have been conducted on the impact of community business-related approaches, rigorously evaluates how well these studies have been carried out and combines the results from these studies to address that particular topic.

Findings
Health and social care-related community businesses deliver on a range of health and well-being outcomes and impacts positively on local residents’ satisfaction with their community/local area. Existing research into community businesses uses mostly qualitative methods, but a few studies have also used quantitative survey and mixed methods and demonstrate the challenges of conducting methodologically rigorous real-world research within local community settings.

Research limitations/implications
The review was limited to papers published in English language and may have missed relevant studies published in other languages which could have influenced the overall findings. Only one reviewer screened the titles and abstracts of the identified papers. Having multiple reviewers would have strengthened the validity of the screening process.

Originality/value
Community businesses offer a positive contribution to health and well-being, and highlight the significance of engaging local communities in promoting health, reducing health inequalities and addressing the wider determinants of health. This paper provides a baseline of evidence about community business’ broad impacts on health and well-being to help inform new and emerging evidence

Citation

McClean, S., Ismail, S., & Bird, E. (2021). Community business impacts on health and well-being: A systematic review of the evidence. Social Enterprise Journal, 17(3), https://doi.org/10.1108/sej-04-2020-0026

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 12, 2021
Online Publication Date Jun 9, 2021
Publication Date Aug 9, 2021
Deposit Date Jun 8, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Social Enterprise Journal
Electronic ISSN 1750-8614
Publisher Emerald
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 17
Issue 3
DOI https://doi.org/10.1108/sej-04-2020-0026
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7450876

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